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  • Springing from a long line of American descent, she was one of those wonderful working-class blooms which occasionally appear, defying all precedent of forebears and environment, apparently without cause or explanation.

    Chapter 2 2010

  • Springing from the steamer-chair in which he had been lounging while waiting for breakfast, he clapped his hands for the house-boys; and, while listening to her, he was buckling on his cartridge-belt and running the mechanism of his automatic pistol.

    Chapter 22 2010

  • Springing from the imagination of Michael Muhammad Knight, it inspired disaffected young Muslims in the United States to form real Muslim punk bands and build their own subculture.

    Young Muslims Build a Subculture on an Underground Book 2008

  • Springing from the steamer-chair in which he had been lounging while waiting for breakfast, he clapped his hands for the house-boys; and, while listening to her, he was buckling on his cartridge-belt and running the mechanism of his automatic pistol.

    Gogoomy Finishes Along Kwaque Altogether 1911

  • On the Poetry Ireland website, on the calendar of events, they've listed Belinda as reading her poem 'Springing', which I thought was a rather poetic misreading for her introduction 'Poem Springing'.

    Archive 2008-04-01 Miglior acque 2008

  • On the Poetry Ireland website, on the calendar of events, they've listed Belinda as reading her poem 'Springing', which I thought was a rather poetic misreading for her introduction 'Poem Springing'.

    Poetry Now 2008 Miglior acque 2008

  • 'Springing' Rorschach is the hinge upon which the drama turns.

    The ADD Blog at Comic Book Galaxy 2009

  • Springing it open, she gazed at the daguerreotype of a worn little woman with steady gray eyes and a hopeful, pathetic mouth.

    CHAPTER VI 2010

  • [Springing to her feet and slamming newspapers in his face.]

    Jack London Play: The Birth Mark 2010

  • [Springing to her feet and slamming newspapers in his face.]

    THE BIRTH MARK (SKETCH) 2010

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