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  • "Mamma always used my full name, and I have never had anyone else to give me a pet name, unless it was 'Tatters' at school."

    One Wonderful Night A Romance of New York Louis Tracy 1895

  • "Tatters" just not at his heels, Nannie was all smiles and tears.

    A Bookful of Girls Anna Fuller 1884

  • Tatters of magic in a rainbow of colors blurred and ran together as her speed increased.

    Crimson Wind Diana Pharaoh Francis 2011

  • Tatters of magic swirled like bright jewels in the black.

    Crimson Wind Diana Pharaoh Francis 2011

  • Tatters of ghosts slipped down her throat, cold as frost, congealing into darkness.

    Sparks Laura Bickle 2010

  • Tatters of cardboard flecked the countertop, and a blackened box sat in the stainless steel basin, its top flaps nothing but shredded edges.

    Thieves Like Us Starr Ambrose 2010

  • Tatters of ghosts slipped down her throat, cold as frost, congealing into darkness.

    Sparks Laura Bickle 2010

  • Tatters of ghosts slipped down her throat, cold as frost, congealing into darkness.

    Sparks Laura Bickle 2010

  • What the Economists Aren't Saying: Americans 'Finances in Tatters, Bankruptcies to Skyrocket yahooBuzzArticleHeadline =' What the Economists Aren\'t Saying: Americans\ 'Finances in Tatters, Bankruptcies to Skyrocket'; yahooBuzzArticleSummary = 'Article: My analysis of three indicators shows that within 12 months the annualized number of bankruptcies will roar past 1.5 million.

    What the Economists Aren't Saying: Americans' Finances in Tatters, Bankruptcies to Skyrocket 2009

  • And amazingly, I didn't buy anything sewing related, though I did look in both Tatters (a fabric shop in Kingston) and John Lewis for stiff interfacing for postcards, and didn't find any in either place.

    Couple of postcards katelnorth 2007

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