verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
greet an announcement formal (= react to it in a particular way )
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The announcement was. greeted with cheers on both sides of the House.
greet sb by name (= use someone’s name when you see them )
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The waiter greeted him by name.
greet sb with a handshake
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He greeted all of his guests with a handshake and a glass of wine.
greet sth with delight
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His suggestion was greeted with delight.
greet the guests
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Roger was busy greeting the guests as they arrived.
greet the news with surprise/delight etc formal (= react to the news in a particular way )
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Fans greeted the news of the victory with a loud cheer.
greeted with derision
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His speech was greeted with derision by opposition leaders.
greeted...warmly
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Terry greeted the visitor warmly .
meet/greet sth with laughter (= react to something by laughing )
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Her remarks were greeted with mocking laughter.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADVERB
always
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This is not always greeted with respect by other inmates or by staff.
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To ensure a comfortable, homey environment, always greet new arrivals by name and ask how they are feeling.
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Always greet the guest warmly by name and say something pleasant, never argue or contradict, and avoid controversial conversation.
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Primo and Mariah always greeted them when they walked past and sometimes Mariah would sit with them and chat.
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I was always greeted with warmth and affection.
warmly
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He entered the hospital ten minutes later and was warmly greeted by his colleagues.
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When the consultant arrives for interviews, is he or she greeted warmly and given sufficient time for discussion?
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I am greeted warmly by the headmaster.
■ NOUN
applause
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Two pairs of hands were missing from the dutiful applause that greeted his speech.
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Tumultuous applause greeted a surprised Gerald as he made his way up towards their Majesties.
arrival
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Scant public attention has greeted the arrival of the children.
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After picking up their baggage, they were greeted in the arrivals hall by excited parents.
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To ensure a comfortable, homey environment, always greet new arrivals by name and ask how they are feeling.
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Roker, Tom, turnkey who greets Pickwick on his arrival at the Fleet, and finds him accommodation.
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In such a case, I would greet the group upon arrival at the hotel or the airport.
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The staff who had greeted her arrival with such scepticism were sad to see her go.
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Bradshaw rather unwisely greeted McLean's arrival in the ring by nutting him.
crowd
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Visitors to Manchester Arena are greeted with a large crowd , singing, Kum ba yah, my Lord.
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A friend and I, by chance leaving the hotel, stopped to watch the candidates greet the crowd .
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Along the route they were greeted by cheering crowds and doused with rose water.
cry
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As Mr Clarke was interviewed, his answers were greeted with cries of outrage.
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People met and greeted each other with little cries of welcome.
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Nothing but silence greeted my cries .
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His statement was greeted with cries of mock astonishment and indignation by Tory back-benchers.
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The not-guilty verdicts were greeted with cries of delight and tears from some defendants and applause from the gallery.
dawn
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In more or less recognizable weather, more or less recognizable birds are greeting the dawn .
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Again and again he played back the recording made when TMA-1 greeted the dawn for the first time in three million years.
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Ari held Nathan's hand as everyone greeted the dawn of the Solstice Day.
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Then the barricaded rebels of the Tupac Amaru Revolutionary Movement greet the dawn with militant anthems and defiant chants.
derision
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The Jospin administration's job-creating brainchild was greeted with hoots of derision when it was announced in 1997.
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The speech was greeted with derision by opposition leaders.
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My stories, however, were greeted with disbelief and derision , and I felt increasingly rejected.
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However, the move has been greeted with derision by many academics.
door
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But perhaps ... She opened the surgery door and Helen greeted her with a great sigh of relief.
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The Second Son opened the majlis door , greeted the doctor and called a servant to send for his father.
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I walked through the door , and was greeted with the same familiar mess.
enthusiasm
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Later on, backstage, I am greeted with enthusiasm , as if I were a long-lost friend or something.
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He was greeted with ambivalent enthusiasm .
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He bounced ideas off colleagues everywhere he went, and they were greeted with enthusiasm .
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The President made a rum effort at greeting her news with enthusiasm , but I could see he was crestfallen.
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It was a long document which took about forty minutes to read and it was not greeted with warm enthusiasm .
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Like all new schemes or revisions of old ones, this New Scheme was greeted with enthusiasm .
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X-rays were greeted with uncritical enthusiasm .
friend
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By 11am 1,000 people were milling around Parliament Square, keeping off the grass, and greeting old friends .
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He greets friends warmly, kissing men and women on both cheeks, making introductions.
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Many old friends had been greeted and new friends made.
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She turned and greeted her friend , then continued sitting in thoughtful silence.
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We now greet each other like old friends .
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Kenneth is greeted by an old friend who congratulates him on his centenary.
guest
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Constance detected a change in the atmosphere as Giancarlo excused himself and walked down the steps to greet his last guest .
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Some of us would join my parents to greet guests .
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Always greet the guest warmly by name and say something pleasant, never argue or contradict, and avoid controversial conversation.
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His hostess was beginning to wilt as she greeted the guests who, by now, were queuing half-way up the grand staircase.
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Minnie greets guests , signs autographs and poses for photos by her house.
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He didn't as a rule greet all his guests , but this was different.
hand
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Mrs Chatterji points the child homeward, then turns to Maya, who has folded her hands in traditional Bengali greeting .
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He had misjudged the audience, which, sitting rapt in Steve Jobs's hands greeted this comment with boos and hisses.
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Clinton went in, shook hands , greeted kids, then sampled the goods.
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Ari held Nathan's hand as everyone greeted the dawn of the Solstice Day.
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With a sudden lurch, the phone slams down and a great hand goes out in greeting .
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He had shaken my hand all week on greeting me, but this time, on departing, he hugged me.
morning
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On Monday morning we were greeted by the view of Bequia, one of 32 islands which make up the wonderful Grenadines.
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The following morning , owner Elaine greeted us with fresh coffee and conversation while she prepared a wonderful breakfast.
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Stirred, white, green and shaken, they emerged the following morning to greet the new day.
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A crisp winter morning greeted us with snow quilted in twinkling ice crystals.
name
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To ensure a comfortable, homey environment, always greet new arrivals by name and ask how they are feeling.
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They keep coming back for the friendly hellos by waitresses who greet them by name .
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The officer in charge greeted Schoene by name and led her aside.
news
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Back home 2,000 fans greeted the news of the victory by throwing their hats into the air.
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The President made a rum effort at greeting her news with enthusiasm, but I could see he was crestfallen.
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And be greeted with the news in her morning newspaper, if his luck continued on its present course.
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Shelley Thomas, the recipe tester, greets him with news that the recipe really needs work.
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Such was Barlow's callous attitude to his victims that great public satisfaction greeted the news when the tables were finally turned.
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The world greeted the news as if President Tucker had reintroduced mustard gas.
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Cooke was a happier man when greeting the news that full-back Jon Webb is assured of completing the season.
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Initially, at least, they greeted the news rapturously.
other
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You could try the Samoan method, whereby each greets the other with his own name.
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The two, often at odds during work hours, greeted each other like old friends and made lunch plans.
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They have come a long way, so they spend the first few hours greeting each other .
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Husband and wife greeted each other at a spot along the highway.
scepticism
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Small wonder then that yesterday's new dawn was greeted with scepticism at the chalk face.
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These findings were greeted with scepticism by the motor vehicle industry, the oil industry, and the vehicle-loving public.
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This claim was greeted with scepticism by both campaigners and foreign diplomats.
smile
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Today we are greeted with smiles .
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This news was greeted with smiles and exclamations of approval.
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Elisabeth greeted him with a smile of relief, her teeth prominent beneath swollen lips.
visitor
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I recalled how Masko had gone through into the baggage hall at Heathrow to greet the Sochi visitors .
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A sophomore at Goucher College, she greets a visitor gravely, then gives a tiny, charming hop of excitement.
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It's now the centrepiece of a country park which greets 100,000 visitors a year.
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I think it is our duty to greet such a distinguished visitor .
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Nesta greeted the visitors with hugs and kisses.
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M University campus, will begin greeting visitors later this year.
■ VERB
come
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A small window on each floor let me watch the world receding, and see the far light coming to greet me.
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Then wash up, change your clothes, and come greet your future in-laws.
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They set up the pageant in a village street, and not one cottager came out to greet them.
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No one came to greet us.
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His housekeeper came out to greet him.
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The Princesse came to greet them as soon as they were over the threshold.
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The last time he had come to greet some one from Mars it had been DeVore.
rise
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D'Aubigny rose , greeted us civilly and indicated we should sit with him.
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As you see, I am confined to this chair and can not rise to greet you.
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We rose to greet her and then settled back into place like so many fluttering pigeons.
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Alistair rose to greet them and show them around.
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He switched on the dressing-table lamp as she rose to greet him.
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I rose to greet them, wondering how I would provide tea for such a multitude.
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The smell of mothballs rose to greet her.
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In the living room, the two men rise to greet her.
turn
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The other Rex turned to greet them.
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She turned and greeted her friend, then continued sitting in thoughtful silence.
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He did not turn to greet me, but waited until I was beside him.
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For Yorkshiremen the meeting was like the town turning out to greet the local boy who scored in the Cup Final.
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And at Scotch Corner, fellow members of motorcycling clubs to which they belong turned out to greet them.
wait
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The Youngest Son waited to greet us, and what a contrast from the last time I saw him.
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Twenty thousand were on the field at Columbus, Ohio, the last stop before Cleveland, waiting to greet them.
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Bugs Bunny and other Warner cartoon characters wait to greet you, alongside the ranks of popcorn dispensers.
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The Campbells were waiting to greet him in the hall, and Elizabeth saw him for the first time.
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Harriet Tremayne, waiting to greet her daughter and new son-in-law on Penzance station was, understandably, nervous.
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David Fairfax waited to greet his daughter, and then said good-bye to Sara.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
welcome/greet sb/sth with open arms
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And if the turnout was any indication, the parish was welcoming them with open arms.
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Did I welcome him with open arms?
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He greeted Riley with open arms.
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He welcomed them with open arms, talked freely, played draughts with the younger and learned tables from the elder.
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Mind, I welcomed them with open arms because it meant I could stay off school.
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Now we welcome death with open arms, especially when we are old.
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Would you welcome them with open arms?
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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As we entered, complete chaos greeted us.
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Donaldson's remarks were greeted with cautious enthusiasm.
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Mr Grimshaw got up from behind his desk to greet me and offer me a chair.
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She greeted each of the guests as they came through the door.
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The delegation was greeted by the President.
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The news has been greeted angrily within Egyptian government circles.
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The proposals were greeted with a mixture of skepticism and distrust.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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As Yeltsin got up to greet Stroyev, he grasped the desk to steady himself.
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Bugs Bunny and other Warner cartoon characters wait to greet you, alongside the ranks of popcorn dispensers.
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I heard Miss Temple greet them as the wife and daughters of Mr Brocklehurst.
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Norma greeted him at the door as though nothing had happened.
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Omar greeted those nearby as he spread their blanket with a flourish on to the damp ground.
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Open-mouthed and stale-breathed, they greet the day with a groan.
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Perhaps he greets all ladies as he greeted me, but I think not.