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Even if Trump were a shrinking violet, the media would be all over this historic moment.
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Matthew Gilbert, BostonGlobe.com, 3 Apr. 2023
Monbiot is no shrinking violet.
—Keith Kloor, Discover Magazine, 19 Mar. 2013
Urwerk’s latest watch is no shrinking violet.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 31 Aug. 2022
Mike Paul and is not a shrinking violet.
—Laura Johnston, cleveland, 29 Mar. 2022
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Matthew Gilbert, BostonGlobe.com, 3 Apr. 2023
Monbiot is no shrinking violet.
—Keith Kloor, Discover Magazine, 19 Mar. 2013
Urwerk’s latest watch is no shrinking violet.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 31 Aug. 2022
Mike Paul and is not a shrinking violet.
—Laura Johnston, cleveland, 29 Mar. 2022
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“Shrinking violet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shrinking%20violet. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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