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Vidal

American  
[vi-dahl] / vɪˈdɑl /

noun

  1. (Eugene Luther) Gore, 1925–2012, U.S. novelist, essayist, and playwright.


Vidal British  
/ viːˈdæl /

noun

  1. Gore. 1925–2012 US novelist and essayist. His novels include Julian (1964), Myra Breckinridge (1968), Burr (1974), Lincoln (1984), and The Season of Conflict (1996)

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A deputy district attorney had been present at Vidal’s parole hearing, but the testimony didn’t spark a review of the case at the time.

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Chargers running back Kimani Vidal, promoted from the practice squad earlier this season after the team’s top two backs were injured, spent much of the first half on the sideline with a leg injury.

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“I looked up and saw the gun right in front of me,” Maria Vidal, who was walking with Colosio at the scene, told the Times in 1994.

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Also key was the ball carrying of Vidal, promoted from the practice squad in Week 6 because of injuries to the top two Chargers running backs, Najee Harris and Omarion Hampton.

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Get a command performance out of Vidal, who rushed for 124 yards last week.

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