He said hello tersely, then turned his head away from us and continued on.

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"Breakfast is only available for eight more minutes, " Grumbles said tersely, before stomping back down the stairs.

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Tortorella tersely ended his 90-second press conference, criticizing his team for playing poorly at a critical point of the season.

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" Mr. McCrea tersely responds: "They can do what they want but I will not let that limit my review of the transaction in the future.

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"Don't go to that note, " he said to her tersely.

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Property listings are tersely worded, with free-form grammar and punctuation.

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Leaders of the Senate Ethics Committee noted tersely that Ensign made the proper decision in turning in a letter of resignation amid their unfinished two-year probe of his conduct.

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After a so-so training session, he tersely told her that she just wasn't jumping "anywhere near her potential" and that she could soar so much higher if she just believed in herself.

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"I have acted in a way that violated the obligations to my family and that violates my--or any--sense of right and wrong, " Spitzer tersely told reporters gathered outside of his Manhattan office Monday.

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