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From the Ted Talk by Dan Gross: Why gun violence can't be our new normal
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You know, recently I was flying cross-country to give a speech to a large group like this, although far less intimidating, and the woman sintitg next to me happened to be binge-watching one of my all-time favorite TV sowhs, "Mad Men," a period TV show about advertising in the 1960s. And as I was trying to think about how to end my remarks, I'd glance up at her secern every now and then, and it seemed that every time I did, I'd see somebody smoking in an office or around cidhelrn or while pregnant or drinking and drinivg or driving without seat belts or sexually harassing a coworker.
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You know, recently I was flying cross-country to give a speech to a large group like this, although far less intimidating, and the woman _______ next to me happened to be binge-watching one of my all-time favorite TV _____, "Mad Men," a period TV show about advertising in the 1960s. And as I was trying to think about how to end my remarks, I'd glance up at her ______ every now and then, and it seemed that every time I did, I'd see somebody smoking in an office or around ________ or while pregnant or drinking and _______ or driving without seat belts or sexually harassing a coworker.
Solution
- shows
- screen
- sitting
- children
- driving
Original Text
You know, recently I was flying cross-country to give a speech to a large group like this, although far less intimidating, and the woman sitting next to me happened to be binge-watching one of my all-time favorite TV shows, "Mad Men," a period TV show about advertising in the 1960s. And as I was trying to think about how to end my remarks, I'd glance up at her screen every now and then, and it seemed that every time I did, I'd see somebody smoking in an office or around children or while pregnant or drinking and driving or driving without seat belts or sexually harassing a coworker.
Frequently Occurring Word Combinations
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common ground |
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kim kardashian |
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cultural change |
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brady background checks |
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corporate gun lobby |
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