Doctor Livingstone, I presume?

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Words allegedly spoken by the British-born explorer Henry Stanley when, in 1871, he finally found the long-missing explorer and missionary David Livingstone in Africa.

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Let’s start with some etymology: What are the origins of the typographical word “bracket”?

First appeared around 1750, and is related to the French word “braguette” for the name of codpiece armor.

First appeared in 1610, based on the French word “baguette” for the long loaf of bread.

First appeared in 1555, and is related to the French word “raquette” for a netted bat.

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Example sentences from the Web for Doctor Livingstone, I presume?

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After what seemed a desperate eternity, a doctor shook his head.
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My doctor put me on oral contraceptives to induce a period, figuring it would help build bone.
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I presume the twenty-five or thirty miles at this end is unhealthy, even for natives, but it surely need not be so.
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How little did he divine that the letter of the doctor was called forth by a communication from the countess-dowager.
Elster's Folly|Mrs. Henry Wood
He is what the bill wishes to make for us, a regular root doctor, and will suit the place exactly.
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You may imagine the effect this missive produced upon the proud, high-minded doctor of divinity.
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I presume this path does not extend many miles without meeting impediments.
Glances at Europe|Horace Greeley

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