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[Can] Toronto Sun 31 Dec. 82: What burns me is I took something that I really didn’t know too much about.
at burn, v.
[Can] Toronto Sun 31 Dec. 82: Gugliotta’s seizure probably was caused by an over-the-counter dietary supplement with furanon di-hydro in it. The substance, which has street slang names such as ‘water’ and ‘liquid,’ is supposed to encourage sleep and assist muscle recovery and growth.
at liquid, n.
[Can] Toronto Sun 31 Dec. 82: Gugliotta’s seizure probably was caused by an over-the-counter dietary supplement with furanon di-hydro in it. The substance, which has street slang names such as ‘water’ and ‘liquid,’ is supposed to encourage sleep and assist muscle recovery and growth.
at water, n.2
[Can] Toronto Sun 4 Mar. 🌐 This was an astonishing crime to every journalist in the land, since our whole livelihood consists of cozying up to sources. This scribbler would have been in the crowbar hotel eons ago if this principle was applied.
at crowbar hotel (n.) under crowbar, n.
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