dict.
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dictation.
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dictator.
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dictionary.
Example Sentences
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She was prevented from winning a record six golds when Canada’s Sophie Crane won the clubs and Kwan Dict Weng of Malaysia took gold in the ribbons.
From Washington Times
In 1988, when he stumbled upon James’ book in a Barnes & Noble, Morey had no way of knowing that people with a gift for using numbers to predict things would overrun professional sports management and everyplace else high-stakes decisions were being made—or that basketball would be, in effect, waiting for him to grow up.
From Slate
While we have no ability to predict when rallies and retreats will occur, we know that plenty of ink is spilled on the subject, especially this time of year.
From Forbes
Concerning the former there is a note in Bayle's Dict. art.
From Project Gutenberg
See the articles “Caton” and “Suicide,” in his Dict. philos.114.Lisle,
From Project Gutenberg
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