Mo-Zi

Mo-tzu

/ (ˈməʊˈtsiː) /

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?470–?391 bc, Chinese religious philosopher; his teaching, expounded in the book Mo-Zi, emphasizes love, frugality, avoidance of aggressive war, and submission to Heaven

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Mozambique Channel, Mozarab, Mozarabic, Mozart, Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus, Mo-Zi, mozo, mozzarella, mozzetta, mozzie, mp

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Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-MO), a leading voice on police demilitarization, was supportive of the White House announcement.
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Tensions are rising in Saint Louis, Mo., as race relations heat up.
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I work at a law firm in Clayton, Mo., where they are holding the grand jury for the case.
Ferguson Tensions in Black and White|Seth Ferranti|November 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The Daily Show was on hiatus when the tensions in Ferguson, MO escalated.
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Ferguson, Mo., had returned to a state of wary unease but early morning looting is likely to inflame things.
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He tole me I was to have all the money Miss Dory had been layin' up, an' he would send me mo' for the stun.
The Cromptons|Mary J. Holmes
I'se done sung all day for his mussy in lettin' me heer from lil Miss Dory onc't mo' an' 'noin' she ain't ded as I feared she was.
The Cromptons|Mary J. Holmes
Wy, chile, times aint no mo' lak dey usta be den de day an' night am lak.
Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States|Various
Maybe my father was killed in the war maybe he run away I don' know, he jus' neber come back no mo'.
Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States|Various
We had our wurk ter do, of course, but mammy ain't had ter ditch ner plow no mo'.
Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States|Various

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