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(Petrusich) TOBY KEITH (Friday) A multimillion-selling country star whose ever-present smirk is framed by a manicured stubble, Mr. Keith excels equally in salt-of-the-earth patriotic proclamations ("American Soldier") and salt-of-the-earth Saturday night proclamations ("Get Drunk and Be Somebody").

He lives in the present, a smirking predatory figure at parties and clubs, looking for beautiful young women to have sex with, and older women to sponge off.

Maman Chasseur (she's a French Huguenot) holds the purse strings and doles out cheap Christmas presents to smirks of pretend gratitude.

(The same smirk was present on Wednesday, when Watters tweeted out a non-apology as the backlash against his segment mounted: "My man-on-the-street interviews are meant to be taken as tongue-in-cheek and I regret if anyone found offense," he wrote, as if the problem were that the concept of a joke had to be explained to the humorless Chinese).

But more important, perhaps, "The Village Bike" is about a subject that when it's been addressed on stage (or film, for that matter) of late it has usually been presented with a wink, a smirk or a life-affirming (but still comic) roar.

Mayweather and Mosley presented classic contrasts: loud against subtle, smirk versus smile.

Mr. Greer noted that Mr. Bush "didn't have his smirk," and said the candidate scored points by presenting himself "as a human," especially when making references to his mother.

Boston Marathon bomb suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev smirked in his first court appearance, according to a blast victim present in court.

While presenting a picture of angelic innocence to them, I'd telegraph Terry, via a smirk, that this was sweet revenge.

Others smirk.

There was a smirk.

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