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- proper noun A fictional
man who is a character of A Christmas Carol, by Charles Dickens, and appears as aghost to warn his former business partnerEbenezer Scrooge against beinggreedy andselfish .
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Examples
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Pick of the week » 'Jacob Marley's Christmas Carol'
WN.com - Articles related to Blanchett extends stay at Sydney Theatre Company 2010
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The Jacob Marley character is Molly Picon , who was an actress of the Yiddish theater.
Jackie Hoffman Shakes Up Christmas Marshall Heyman 2011
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Unwanted company The New York Times had some fun with the Ryan v Coughlin match-up today, providing a festive-themed Tale of The Tape covering everything from which character in a Christmas Carol they most represent (Coughlin = Jacob Marley) to which film version of Santa Claus they most represent (Ryan = Santa Claus Conquers the Martians).
New York Giants 29 New York Jets 14 - as it happened | Paolo Bandini 2011
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As the last stroke ceased to vibrate, he remembered the prediction of old Jacob Marley, and lifting up his eyes, beheld a solemn Phantom, draped and hooded, coming, like a mist along the ground, towards him.
Jesse Kornbluth: Christmas Carol Jesse Kornbluth 2010
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At first, Scrooge is confused that the haunting message from his old partner Jacob Marley, and the ghosts which visit him, was simply about being rich and miserly.
Paula B. Mays: Ebenezer Scrooge - Hope, Redemption and the 2008 Election 2010
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You too will soon be receiving a visit from the ghost of Jacob Marley, Lloyd.
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Just remember the choice you have to make when the ghost of Jacob Marley comes to visit you.
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"There's the door, by which the Ghost of Jacob Marley entered!" he all but shouted.
Jesse Kornbluth: Christmas Carol Jesse Kornbluth 2010
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At first, Scrooge is confused that the haunting message from his old partner Jacob Marley, and the ghosts which visit him, was simply about being rich and miserly.
Ebenezer Scrooge - Hope, Redemption and the 2008 Election Paula B. Mays 2010
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You too will soon be receiving a visit from the ghost of Jacob Marley, Lloyd.
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