See like a champ in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"text": "As I'm walking through the festival entrance, a man casually vomits before continuing on, unfazed. ¶ Twenty-year-old me thinks, \"Dope. That guy knows how to get faded like a champ!\" ¶ Thirty-year-old me thinks, \"I'm concerned for the boy's health and the general sanitation of this festival. Where are the comment cards located?!\"",
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"text": "My sunny front lawn, however, grows like a champ. It grows so well that a passer-by, concerned about my boisterous crop of dandelions, once suggested I use her landscaping crew to corral my wild patch. \"They can really get those dandelions under control,\" she said.",
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