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Those who go in knowing the outcomes of the AEC proceedings and Strauss’ Cabinet bid will see past the red herrings that Nolan occasionally strews across the path of history.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 19, 2023

Liontas strews her own prose with aborted explanations: “Litza knew not to suggest that they drive together, so.”

From Slate • Jul. 10, 2015

He bustles on in curls and bosom and bonnet as another relative, a grasping woman married to a pig farmer, who strews gifts of bacon and sausage around.

From New York Times • Apr. 10, 2014

In Act 2, rubble from the wrecked proscenium strews the stage, the remnants of the Minstrels' Hall in the Wartburg castle, where Tannhaeuser takes part in a song contest.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 13, 2010

On the eve of combat she still preserves her unalterable gaiety, still sings, and strews flowers in front of the soldiers.

From Paris from the Earliest Period to the Present Day; Volume 1 by Walton, William