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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- abbreviation America
- abbreviation American
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Yes, but not all collective nouns are always treated as singular in Am.Eng. Anonsters (Quote)
The Volokh Conspiracy » It’s Not the Crime, It’s the Cover-Up — Sestak Edition 2010
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(They certainly sound extremists) Now we have Newt, the slimy salamander, calling our president the most radical socialist presient 'in Am. History.
Obama: Virginia governor's slavery omission 'unacceptable' 2010
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I think some liberal-types are afraid that religious faith will get a leg up in Am. culture through parochial schools – but in fact, Catholic school graduates seem to be the leaders in atheistic thinking.
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Hope got enough gas to go to grocery and Dr. in Am. About to forget long distance hunting and hunt my place here.
Our Supreme Moment 2008
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Am. countries kill an appalling number people, outside the judicial process, and public opinion there is disturbingly approving of it.
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Only after seeing Comets scorch the stratosphere at 500 miles an hour did Howard Hughes want jetliners for TWA and Juan Trippe get interested for Pan Am. Among American plane makers, it was a military contractor that had struggled in the prewar passenger-plane market — Boeing — that first took up the jetliner challenge.
Shrinking the World Daniel Michaels 2010
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Am. persona (‖ individuo) which confirms what I have just said.
..gente buena 2009
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Am. persona (‖ individuo) which confirms what I have just said.
..gente buena 2009
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Am. persona (‖ individuo) which confirms what I have just said.
..gente buena 2009
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In 1992, the firm helped victims on the ground in Lockerbie receive a $26 million settlement from Pan Am. In all of the settlements, judgments and verdicts since 1965, Mr. Speiser's firm collected more than $300 million.
Stuart M. Speiser, attorney for Ralph Nader in GM lawsuit, dies at 87 T. Rees Shapiro 2010
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