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  • Underlying it all, like a set of conversational box springs, was the provincial patois of the Strip'the jumpy, jerky hybrid argot known as Spang, for English-Spanish slang.

    The Mocking Program Foster, Alan Dean, 1946- 2002

  • Spang, which is used by absolutely everyone I encounter in Civvie Street - in fact some people assume it's my Christian name. from my work colleagues, due to the rather obvious craters in each of my cheeks.

    BBC News | News Front Page | World Edition 2009

  • Cups have been known to bear such names as "Spang," "Bealchier," and "Crumpuldud," while others bore the names of the patron saints of their owners.

    Arts and Crafts in the Middle Ages A Description of Mediaeval Workmanship in Several of the Departments of Applied Art, Together with Some Account of Special Artisans in the Early Renaissance Julia de Wolf Gibbs Addison

  • Sadly, "Spang," as it was fondly known, is no more; and with the impending closure of Westwinds it looks like another great affordable place to play golf will be gone as well.

    Victorville Daily Press : 2009

  • Sadly, "Spang," as it was fondly known, is no more; and with the impending closure of Westwinds it looks like another great affordable place to play golf will be gone as well.

    Victorville Daily Press : 2009

  • Sadly, "Spang," as it was fondly known, is no more; and with the impending closure of Westwinds it looks like another great affordable place to play golf will be gone as well.

    Victorville Daily Press : 2009

  • "Shapeshifting" dutifully includes works by the traditional and contemporary artists who are regulars in Indian installations, including the celebrated potters Maria and Julian Martinez, from the San Ildefonso Pueblo, and Hopi artist Nampeyo, as well as the obligatory photo-bedecked Bently Spang contemporary take on the traditional Cheyenne warshirt.

    Artifacts to Artworks Lee Rosenbaum 2012

  • I noticed how much blonde actress Laurette Spang resembled Olivia Newton-John in Xanadu, two full years before that opus.

    Weekly Mishmash: August 30-September 5 : Scrubbles.net 2009

  • I noticed how much blonde actress Laurette Spang resembled Olivia Newton-John in Xanadu, two full years before that opus.

    2009 September : Scrubbles.net 2009

  • The exhibition, which will travel to Los Angeles and St. Paul, Minn., is enriched by impressive photo essays, juxtaposing works by Bently Spang (b. 1960) and Ken Blackbird (b.1956) with 19th-century archival photos.

    The Art Behind the Narrative Tom L. Freudenheim 2011

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