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  • My last novel, Muriella Pent, is about a middle-aged man of mixed race and a middle-aged woman.

    Discussion: On Sex in Fiction 2009

  • Now massive amounts of manpower are being devoted to what the Justice Department calls the Pent-Bomb (ph) Probe.

    CNN Transcript Sep 16, 2001 2001

  • The explosive material used in the device concealed in the Nigerian's underwear was 'Pent', it stated.

    Jihad Watch Marisol 2010

  • The explosive material used in the device concealed in the Nigerian's underwear was 'Pent', it stated.

    Jihad Watch Marisol 2010

  • Pent-up grievances fester, and the suppression of tribal and religious identity can lead to violence.

    Barack H. Obama - Nobel Lecture 2009

  • The wildest track is "Pent Up House," on which Mr. Severinsen jams on the "I Got Rhythm" changes courtesy Sonny Rollins with what sounds like the Hot Club of Burbank.

    Freddie, Jacky, Charlie and the Doc Will Friedwald 2011

  • Pent-up anger at unemployment and at a leadership many see as controlling and corrupt has exploded into protests and clashes with police over the past few weeks.

    Tunisia Riots: Tourists Evacuated As Protests Continue AP 2011

  • "Pent-up demand is still significant in the market," he said.

    Auto Show Gets Its Swagger Back Neal E. Boudette 2011

  • Pent-up anger at unemployment and at a leadership many see as controlling and corrupt has exploded into protests and clashes with police over the past few weeks.

    Tunisia Riots: Tourists Evacuated As Protests Continue AP 2011

  • Pent-up anger at unemployment and at a leadership many see as controlling and corrupt has exploded into protests and clashes with police over the past few weeks.

    Tunisia Riots: Tourists Evacuated As Protests Continue AP 2011

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