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  • proper noun A taxonomic genus within the family Delphinidae — the orca.

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Examples

  • I note that Dave over at Orcinus is now blogging the question of the potential involvement of the Justice Department in the review and/or approval of various methods of interrogation that U.S. agents and soldiers have been using since 9/11.

    IsThatLegal? 2004

  • Also known as Orcinus orca, the killer whale is the largest member of the dolphin family.

    بالاترین 2009

  • I liked the community there, especially "Mrs. Robinson," whom I respected for her insights at Steve's place long before I had heard of Sara Robinson or the Orcinus blog.

    National Health Insurance Needed, Reason #247,342,589: desmoinesdem 2009

  • However, our Sara Robinson took the information in the DHS report, combined with the monitoring she and Dave Neiwert have done for years at Orcinus, and wrote the increasingly prescient essay The Far Right's First 100 Days: Shifting Into Overdrive at Campaign for America's Future.

    Jesus's Jihadis Terrorism Watch Part II: Shooting at the Holocaust Memorial Museum 2009

  • Their racism is, as Orcinus and Sara Robinson have repeatedly warned, becoming a daily danger, beyond even the threat of violence and death at the hands of cops that every person of color in this country knows on a gut level.

    Something's Happening Here... 2009

  • I liked the community there, especially "Mrs. Robinson," whom I respected for her insights at Steve's place long before I had heard of Sara Robinson or the Orcinus blog.

    Archive 2009-02-01 2009

  • The awards are named for David Neiwert, a freelance journalist and the founder of one of the Northwest's most respected blogs, Orcinus, which has been on the Web since the beginning of 2003 and is syndicated on Pacific NW Portal.

    Weblogs 2009

  • When she's not studying change theories and reactionary movements, she's a Fellow at Campaign for America's Future, and sings the alto part over at Orcinus.

    About Us 2010

  • Besides writing Orcinus, Mr. Neiwert has reported for MSNBC. com and has also penned several oustanding books, including Strawberry Days, Death on the Fourth of July, and In God's Country.

    Weblogs 2009

  • Their racism is, as Orcinus and Sara Robinson have repeatedly warned, becoming a daily danger, beyond even the threat of violence and death at the hands of cops that every person of color in this country knows on a gut level.

    Archive 2009-02-01 2009

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