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    A goose (pl.: geese) is a bird of any of several waterfowl species in the family Anatidae. This group comprises the genera Anser (grey geese and white...
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    the "winter revelling season". Traditions include feasting on 'Martinmas goose' or 'Martinmas beef', drinking the first wine of the season, and mumming...
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    Nukegate scandal (category Articles with specifically marked weasel-worded phrases from January 2021)
    from the utility for $2 million. In 2020, a judge struck down the city of Goose Creek's attempt to annex and then take over the power supply of a local...
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    other's hair using the grease or oil they had available, such as butter or goose grease. They used wool carding tools to detangle their hair, kerosene, and...
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    she and her brother Andreas met Daniel, she became known as "the golden goose of the Cravinhos family." Another point of conflict was the loss of her...
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    style. Phrases and expressions such as "Hold the phone!" or "wild goose chase" are usually followed by literal interpretations of the phrase mentioned...
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    Proverb (redirect from Proverbial phrase)
    often metaphorical and are an example of formulaic language. A proverbial phrase or a proverbial expression is a type of a conventional saying similar to...
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  • only from the nineteenth century, and in North America the older Mother Goose rhyme is still often used. The oldest children's songs of which we have...
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  • Weekend, starring Ray Milland. 187 17 "The Phrase Is Familiar" Richard Michaels Jerry Mayer January 15, 1970 (1970-01-15) Warlock tutor Professor Poindexter...
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    22 p625, ed. Wess.; Plaut. Amphit. I.1.306; Persius, V.82). Hence the phrase servos ad pileum vocare is a summons to liberty, by which slaves were frequently...
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  • Roy" July 1, 2014 (2014-07-01) 610 / 69 N/A Jenn learns that Roy Garber's "perfect, just like me" was more than a catch-phrase when she's tasked with transporting...
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    is also home to Happy Valley-Goose Bay. Once a refuelling point for plane convoys to Europe during World War II, CFB Goose Bay is now operated as a NATO...
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    Celtic Christians depicted the Holy Spirit as a goose called Ah Geadh-Glas, which means wild goose. A goose was chosen rather than the traditional dove because...
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    advantageous for an author of children's books to be associated with—Mother Goose" and because most people used this pronunciation. He added the "Doctor (abbreviated...
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  • No. "The Wørd" Guest(s) Introductory phrase Original air date Production code 492 "None" Alan Colmes, John King None January 5 5001 Colbert announces that...
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    Mother Goose, traditional teller of fairy tales, is often associated with spinning. She was known as "Goose-Footed Bertha" or Reine Pédauque ("Goose-footed...
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  • Voice Trumpet rises and says 'YOOH' and then the Teletubbies copy that phrase. The Teletubbies watch Alex Pascall and some children go looking for birds...
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    wedding in Cakeland (Tarts and Flowers, 1950), ride the clouds with Mother Goose (Goofy Goofy Gander, also 1950), or face an underwater tribunal of outraged...
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  • (1954): "The media are not toys; they should not be in the hands of Mother Goose and Peter Pan executives. They can be entrusted only to new artists because...
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  • the creation of alliterative phrases where each word literally starts with the same letter; for example, "humble house", "potential power play", "picture...
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  • Glossary of baseball terms (category Articles with specifically marked weasel-worded phrases from June 2023)
    is an alphabetical list of selected unofficial and specialized terms, phrases, and other jargon used in baseball, along with their definitions, including...
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  • Note (typography) (category Articles with specifically marked weasel-worded phrases from March 2024)
    numbers in the main text to be placed following the punctuation in the phrase or clause the note is about. The exception to this rule occurs when a sentence...
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    Katey Sagal (category All articles with specifically marked weasel-worded phrases)
    to the Sons of Anarchy soundtrack in the early 2010s, working with its house band The Forest Rangers (Davey Faragher/bass, John Philipe Shenale (Phil...
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  • approximately half a million videos. In the mid-90s, the company started using the phrase "The Evil Empire" on its box covers, in reference to its growing stable...
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    typical Jew in Jesus's time had only one name, sometimes followed by the phrase "son of [father's name]", or the individual's hometown. Thus, in the New...
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  • in various writing systems to identify direct speech, a quotation, or a phrase. The pair consists of an opening quotation mark and a closing quotation...
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  •  2015 (2015-09-09) 13.95 Orange and Pear do the Whisper Challenge, where one reads a phrase to another, who is wearing headphones blasting loud music, and tries to...
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    seat) Iron Mountain Lake Leadington Leadwood Park Hills Doe Run Frankclay Goose Creek Lake Knob Lick Lake Timberline Terre du Lac Wortham Blackwell Cross...
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  • Anger" contained flash and flair redolent of mid-70s Camel classics The Snow Goose and Moonmadness. Dahlstrom, Tyrell (March 11, 2019). "Virgin Steele: A Retrospective...
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    Mahi-mahi (category Hawaiian words and phrases)
    Research Institute. Archived from the original on 2006-11-25. Retrieved 2010-01-04. "Dolphinfish". Florida Museum of Natural History. 2019. Retrieved June...
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