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jaw drops

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your jaw drops

to show great surprise. My jaw dropped when I heard she'd been admitted to Harvard.

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My jaw drops as I move with the crowd from one belly to another.

The art of life. (Bulletins: good news about pregnancy, birth, and ... by Caven, Kristen / Mothering

``Some of these shots are truly astounding; your jaw drops and you think, 'I hope I get one of those shots in my lifetime,' '' says Dan Geiger, the museum's expert nature photographer.

WILDLIFE, WHILE IT LASTS NATURAL HISTORY PHOTOS CAPTURE THE WORLD AT ... by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)

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