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  • The red dots begin at a place called the Terribles, on the east side of the Bay of Bengal.

    Madam How and Lady Why Charles Kingsley 1847

  • There remained work to be done, and the "Terribles" refused to leave it undone.

    The Message 1912

  • Be sure to check out the cards' backs complete with tobacco ads and charming, old-timey bios: Ivan Olson, while a Swede, is not one of the Terribles.

    Buy Me Some Peanuts and Baseball Apps Dennis Tang 2011

  • Daniel is halfway through a 12-month internship with London-based theatre company, Les Enfants Terribles.

    Internships: don't be a slave to the idea if you're being exploited 2011

  • Steps from where Gertel's bakery once drew hoards of tourists, stylish joints like the Brown Caf é, which offers a seasonal menu of organic produce, and Les Enfants Terribles, a French bistro, now attract a well-heeled clientele that resides in the area's newer developments.

    Pushcarts Gone, Hester Street Area Seeks New Life Kavita Mokha 2010

  • (Another thought: I wonder how much Cocteau learned from this when, seven years later, hewrote Les Enfants Terribles.)

    The Devil in the Flesh by Raymond Radiguet 2010

  • Les Enfants Terribles, LondonThe Grimeborn Opera festival's jokey name may signal its healthy disregard for anything associated with the operatic establishment, but it also belies the seriousness of what its programme contains.

    This week's new live music 2010

  • Some shows, though, are brand new, and the final one this year is the Volta Theatre Company's staging of Philip Glass's Les Enfants Terribles, a UK premiere.

    This week's new live music 2010

  • Another late night in New York, first stop Les Enfants Terribles in the Lower East Side to hear a friend spin records, quick stop at Chloe, the new it place after Beatriz's abrupt closing, followed by night caps at the neighborhood watering hole, The Tribeca Tavern.

    Rosalia Gitau: T.I.A.: This Is Africa Rosalia Gitau 2010

  • She also recalled working with "Les Enfants Terribles" -- Thierry Mugler, Jean Paul Gaultier and Claude Montana -- saying, "We would have fittings at three and four in the morning because they had no concept of time."

    Iman Hates Going To Fashion Shows 2010

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