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whisk someone or something away

to move someone or something out of the way rapidly. The firemen came and whisked the students away to a safe place. The agents whisked away a number of people.

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Byline: By ED JAMES AN Israeli soldier shot himself dead at the airport departure ceremony for French President Nicolas Sarkozy yesterday, sparking fears of an assassination attempt and prompting bodyguards to whisk away Mr and Mrs Sarkozy and Israeli leaders. Assassination scare at airport; Airport shot sparks Sarkozy security ... by Daily Post (Liverpool, England) Mr Knapman, a stepdad of three, is now planning to use the money to whisk away his partner Helen away for a romantic weekend in Paris to celebrate her 40th birthday on January 29. Brickie's pounds 1,000 treat by South Wales Echo (Cardiff, Wales) Unlike Madonna, who it seems can whisk away her new baby as quick as buying up a vintage vehicle. Sorrow in rags to riches tale by Huddersfield Daily Examiner (Huddersfield, England)			whine whine about whine out whip whip around whip away whip back whip into whip into a state whip into doing whip into shape whip off whip off to whip on whip out whip over whip through whip up whipping whipping boy whirl whirl around whirlwind whisk whisk around whisk away whisk off whisker whisper whisper about whisper around whistle whistle at whistle for whistle in the dark whistling in the dark white white as a sheet white elephant white knuckle white trash white-bread white-collar whiter than white whittle whittle at whittle away whittle down whittle down to size whittle out of whiz			Whirlwind Web Solutions Whirlwinds Whirlwinds Whirlwinds whirly Whirly-Girls whirlybird whirlybird Whirlybirds whirr whirred whirring whirrs Whirry whirs WHIRSP Whirtle WHIS WHISAH WHISC WHISCA WHISD whish whish whisht whisht whisk whisk whisk whisk around whisk away whisk broom whisk broom whisk broom whisk by whisk fern Whisk ferns whisk off whisk off whisk up Whiskas Liberation Front whiskbroom whisked whisked whisked whisker whisker whisker whisker Whisker (mammals) Whisker (mammals) Whisker (metallurgy) Whisker Crystals whisker jack whisker reflex whisker reflex whisker reflex whisker reflex Whisker Wall Coated Open Tubular Column Whisker Wall Porous Layer Open Tubular Column Whisker Wall Support Coated Open Tubular Column

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