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"The big kahuna was those Venezuelan tankers," former Congressman Joe Kennedy said.— New York News, Weather, Sports & Traffic - WCBSTV.com
This is what my gut tells me, and Macworld's Chris Breen thinks so, too: Apple isn't going to let the nano steal the spotlight from its precious big-kahuna iPod that got all of this started.— Top Stories - Google News
Bordintoon, I-Mono-I, kahuna, dorara, lomlom, xtraart, pig, xenon_art, onizza,— MoDaCo WinMo News
My headline could easily apply to many races around the country, but let's talk about it in the context of the big kahuna: the presidential election.— Maria Energia
Instead of finding Hawaii as big kahuna, Italy took the lead.— MyLinkVault Newest Links

Century Dictionary (1)
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