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  • Quelling her nerves, Boone gripped Annunziata's hand and made short work of her, taking less than two seconds to take her down and collect another title.

    New York's Most Feared Bicep Scott Cacciola 2011

  • Quelling the violence will prove a decisive test of the government's ability to control the country, hold a June 27 vote on a new constitution and proceed with parliamentary elections scheduled for October.

    Dozens killed in Kyrgyzstan unrest 2010

  • Quelling anarchy in Iraq, Pakistan, and elsewhere, will require building on tribal loyalties — not imposing democracy from the top down

    All Counterinsurgency Is Local 2008

  • Quelling anarchy in Iraq, Pakistan, and elsewhere, will require building on tribal loyalties — not imposing democracy from the top down

    All Counterinsurgency Is Local 2008

  • Quelling anarchy in Iraq, Pakistan, and elsewhere, will require building on tribal loyalties — not imposing democracy from the top down

    All Counterinsurgency Is Local 2008

  • Quelling his resentment of both, Dodge said, “Gonzales told me that you were very upset when you called him.”

    Tough Customer Sandra Brown 2010

  • Quelling anarchy in Iraq, Pakistan, and elsewhere, will require building on tribal loyalties — not imposing democracy from the top down

    All Counterinsurgency Is Local 2008

  • Britain's Secret Plans for Quelling Insurgency by Larry Jones on Monday, Mar 2, 2009 at 5: 27: 06 PM

    Britain's Secret Plans for Quelling Insurgency, and Turmoil in Ukraine 2009

  • Promoted to Headline (H3) on 3/2/09: Britain's Secret Plans for Quelling Insurgency, and Turmoil in Ukraine yahooBuzzArticleHeadline = 'Britain\'s Secret Plans for Quelling Insurgency, and Turmoil in Ukraine'; yahooBuzzArticleSummary = 'Article: The British government has plans to dispatch troops to put down any insurgent actions this summer, fearing that "the middle classes ... may take to the streets with the disenfranchised."

    Britain's Secret Plans for Quelling Insurgency, and Turmoil in Ukraine 2009

  • Quelling the childish urge to throw something at the back of his retreating head, I fell back into my seat.

    Fat Chance Rhonda Pollero 2009

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