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wire brush treatment
 n.— «His “snowflake memos” are notorious within the Pentagon, as is his combative style of debating and discussing issues. Civilians and military personnel refer to it as getting “the wire brush treatment.”» —“Rumsfeld Staying Put” by Tom Bevan Yahoo! News Apr. 19, 2006. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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