Darling Downs

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a plateau in NE Australia, in SE Queensland: a vast agricultural and stock-raising area

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Words nearby Darling Downs

dark web, darky, Darlan, Darlene, darling, Darling Downs, Darling Range, Darling River, Darling's disease, Darlington, Darmstadt

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His ups and downs professionally outside of the World Cup are a vital a part of his story in the book.
Tim Howard’s Wall of Intensity|William O’Connor|December 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The former Czech leader, once a global darling of libertarians, is losing friends fast.
Vaclav Klaus, Libertarian Hero, Has His Wings Clipped by Cato Institute|James Kirchick|December 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But of course dude's had his ups and downs—it's been 15 years.
D’Angelo’s ‘Black Messiah’ Was Worth Waiting 15 Years For|James Joiner|December 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Kerry Washington - Scandal Is there room for only one Shonda Rhimes darling in Best Actress in a Drama?
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Take Joni Ernst, a GOP darling now favored to be the next senator from Iowa.
If You Think D.C. Is Awful Now, Wait Until Wednesday|Jonathan Alter|November 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Ill should I repay the family who fostered my son, were I to surrender their darling into the hands of his enemies.
The Pastor's Fire-side Vol. 3 of 4|Jane Porter
A germ flies from a stagnant pool, and the laughing child, its mother's darling, dies dreadfully of diphtheria.
God and my Neighbour|Robert Blatchford
Said to be aristocratically connected, he was the admiration of all and the darling of the young ladies of Derby.
Fifty Years of Railway Life in England, Scotland and Ireland|Joseph Tatlow
Our friend, North Binner Downs, is better than paying cost, but very little.
Life of Richard Trevithick, Volume II (of 2)|Francis Trevithick
Now it appears that the heating of Binner Downs 300 surface feet gave a saving of 6000 lbs.
Life of Richard Trevithick, Volume II (of 2)|Francis Trevithick

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