Flanagan

[ flan-uh-guhn ]

/ ˈflæn ə gən /

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Edward Joseph "Father Flanagan", 1886–1948, U.S. Roman Catholic priest, born in Ireland: founder of a farm village for wayward boys.

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Said Flanagan: "It's a good thing for Jimmy that Stone didn't stand on his head."
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"In the little things, Jim can get on your nerves," says teammate Flanagan.
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Cindy Crawford sells furniture with Raymour and Flanagan to middle-class America.
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The Autumn of Joan Didion Caitlin Flanagan, The Atlantic Her work is a triumph—and a disaster.
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“I wanted to give Girl Land a larger historical and societal context,” Flanagan explains.
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For two months Corydon and Thyrsis struggled along under the dark and terrible shadow of the disapproval of the Flanagan family.
Love's Pilgrimage|Upton Sinclair
And Mrs. Flanagan had proposed the plan of Pollie starting in business.
Little Pollie|Gertrude P. Dyer
But Mrs Flanagan was unable even to say "Thank you, my bird."
Little Pollie|Gertrude P. Dyer
See, dear Mrs Flanagan, I40 bought these water-cresses for you.
Little Pollie|Gertrude P. Dyer
"And now, please, I should like a bunch of water-cresses for Mrs. Flanagan," said the child.
Little Pollie|Gertrude P. Dyer