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  • This happened in Steeple People thrift store, which has a half-price sale this week.

    Science 2006

  • The free magazine box in Steeple People thrift shop had a couple of New Yorkers that interested me.

    Expertise 2006

  • There were two foreign Buddhist priests in Steeple People thrift store.

    February 2nd, 2006 2006

  • (Soundbite of a birdcall) Mr. MEIBURG: And this sound comes from a bird survey I worked on in the Falkland Islands - specifically, from a remote island called Steeple Jason.

    Bird Sounds Recorded from Far Afield 2007

  • He seemed too proud to discuss the interpretation of any of his works with me, and I was therefore relieved when a symphony of his, which did not appeal to me, was laid aside, the substitute chosen being an overture entitled the Steeple-chase, which I enjoyed playing, on account of its peculiarly wild, passionate character.

    My Life — Volume 2 Richard Wagner 1848

  • • Brooklyn artist Jason Fraspin is working on a comic about WWII pilot Ben Steeple and has a preview over at his blog.

    Thin wallets, fat bookshelves: A publishing news round-up | Robot 6 @ Comic Book Resources – Covering Comic Book News and Entertainment 2009

  • Police pursued the vehicle before it stopped on Steeple Road near High Stream Drive, where the couple tried to flee, Baur said.

    Dogs shot at after police pursuit in Md. Clarence Williams 2011

  • Although the storm was a prolific rain and wind-producer throughout the Northeast, it was particularly severe along the eastern slopes of the Appalachians, where many bridges and roads were damaged or washed out, as reflected in a November 6 Times' story relayed from the Baltimore American entitled: "THE LATE STORM: Great Freshet in the Alleghany Mountains Church Steeple Blown Over in New-Haven Damage on Long Island......"

    Weather leading up to the Civil War 2011

  • There are other Ends, though, of a more forgiving nature, such as Rowling End below the outline of Causey Pike, Hobcarton End along the route from Grisedale Pike to Whinlatter Pass and two Lingmell Ends – one standing guard over Kentmere reservoir; the other, a foothill below Steeple in Ennerdale.

    Country diary: Border End Tony Greenbank 2010

  • Steeple chasing, as jump racing is known in the U.K., is an important sport here.

    A Showdown at the Horses Dominic Prince 2010

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