Twirl a truncheon on just about any street in the capital, and you are likely to hit a vocal middle-class head.

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But it would also cause Teddy Roosevelt to twirl in his grave.

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Not every kid in the world gets a chance to swim, twirl around the uneven bars, dig a volleyball out of sand or swing a bat.

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But under the husky winter sky, where snowflakes twirl down toward the ground in a dizzy spiral and the wind bites your cheeks, something is brewing.

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You won't twirl the car like a top, but at the same time it is possible to slide the back end out a tad, and to spin the tires on takeoff.

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Don't slouch or twirl your hair once you're there.

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Soldiers march, choirs sing, athletes somersault, dancers twirl.

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She stood up and gave a little twirl.

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The landscape was familiar there were trees, there was dirt, there were rocks but then very odd: the earth seemed to be striped in brown and yellow, like peanut butter and cinnamon at the first twirl of a mixing spoon.

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Phish also sends out a manual that includes a profile of the fans, including their tendency to enter a venue at the last minute before show time, and "dance and twirl in any open area" during the show.

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