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  • The moment he refused, of course, I called the Conclave together and brought them here.

    Cassandra Clare: The Mortal Instrument Series Cassandra Clare 2009

  • The moment he refused, of course, I called the Conclave together and brought them here.

    City of Ashes Cassandra Clare 2008

  • Although Conclave is as good a book on the subject as we are likely to get, it doesn't leave a distinct impression of actual men.

    In Search of a Pope 2004

  • Although Conclave is as good a book on the subject as we are likely to get, it doesn't leave a distinct impression of actual men.

    In Search of a Pope 2004

  • Especially not at anything identified as a Conclave.

    Sarah Palin heads to India? 2011

  • This does not sit well an alien alliance called the Conclave (led by the honorable General Gau), who wants the CU to halt their colonization and threaten destruction otherwise.

    REVIEW: The Last Colony by John Scalzi 2007

  • When the Congregation -- when the Conclave, that is -- begins on Monday, that is the first day that they could possibly vote.

    CNN Transcript Apr 16, 2005 2005

  • I have left the Conclave, which is the only stirring thing in this part of the world, except the child that the Queen of Naples is to be delivered of in August.

    Letters of Horace Walpole 01 Walpole, Horace 1890

  • One of the broadest of these farces was that known as the Conclave, the purpose of which was to burlesque or treat with contumely the method of selecting the head of the Roman Catholic

    Historic Tales, Vol. 8 (of 15) The Romance of Reality Charles Morris 1877

  • "John Paul II was such a towering figure that in a way he blotted out everything else," says John Allen, author of "Conclave," a guide to the next papal election.

    USATODAY.com - Which qualities cardinals will look for in the next pope 2005

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