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Sentence 75

Before
On the lighter side, the team celebrated the birthday of their own, S, in a unique manner.

After
The team celebrated S’s birthday uniquely.

Note:
Avoid 'On the lighter side' ...it's an Indianism.

'in a unique manner' vs. 'uniquely' - word choice suited for brevity.


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