Clancy

[klan-see]

noun

1. Tom, 1947–2013, U.S. novelist.

Clancy

/ ˈklænsɪ /

noun

1. Tom. born 1947, US novelist; his thrillers, many of which have been filmed, include The Hunt for Red October (1984), Clear and Present Danger (1989), Debt of Honour (1994) and Red Rabbit (2002)

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That’s clear on the band’s rendition of the “As I Roved Out,” a traditional folk song with dozens of disparate versions by the likes of the Clancy Brothers, Planxty and Fairport Convention, as well as the 1969 Moby Grape song “It’s a Beautiful Day Today,” Plant’s pure, gently powerful vocals working with Dian’s to create a lovely, gentle ray of positivity.

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His personal assistant Joan Clancy confirmed that he died on Sunday from congestive heart failure in Kingston Hospital, New York state.

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Or to be enjoyed by “viewers” too busy scrolling, texting, shopping, playing Roblox and Fortnite, and blowing targets to kingdom come on “Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege.”

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"What a change from the 1984 Tom Clancy novel The Hunt for Red October. Today, it seems more like the hunt for the nearest mechanic," Rutte said in a speech in Slovenia, saying the "broken" vessel was "limping" home.

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Perhaps the quintessentially mendacious treatment of the subsidy issue came from Dean Clancy of Americans for Prosperity, a Koch-funded right-wing think tank.

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