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“Dr. Drama, he sued me to cover, was discovered to be true, hence paid him nothing as he orig. requested,” she wrote.
From New York Times • Jun. 27, 2014
M�moires, publ. sous les auspices de sa fille, Mlle C. Thi�bault, d'apr�s le MS. orig. par F. Calmettes, 1769-1813.
From The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte Vol. IV. (of IV.) by Sloane, William Milligan
Portions orig. appeared in Christian Science monitor & others.
From U.S. Copyright Renewals, 1975 July - December by Library of Congress. Copyright Office
Saveloy, sav′e-loi, n. a kind of sausage made of meat chopped and seasoned, orig. of brains.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various
October 7, 1917; collected by J. Grinnell, orig. no.
From The Subspecies of the Mountain Chickadee by Grinnell, Joseph
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