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Doomsday Book

British  

noun

  1. a variant spelling of Domesday Book

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Connie Willis’ 1992 Hugo- and Nebula-award-winning novel Doomsday Book accomplishes all of this while also examining how people in dire scenarios maintain hope and compassion.

From Slate Dec. 8, 2020

The region was first listed in the Doomsday Book in 1086.

From BBC Sep. 19, 2019

The lawsuit argues that the Fed ignored the legal opinions in the Doomsday Book again in taking a 79.9 percent equity stake in A.I.G. in the fall of 2008.

From New York Times Oct. 14, 2014

The last time two books tied for the Hugo best novel prize was in 1993, when Vernor Vinge's A Fire Upon the Deep and Connie Willis's Doomsday Book shared the award.

From The Guardian Sep. 6, 2010

Izdenczy's work has a strong resemblance to the Doomsday Book.

From The Village Notary by E?tv?s, J?zsef

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