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  1. Stout; active.

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  • “UK-based Alpha D’lish is actually a division of Alpha Catering Services Limited, a company that currently provides tens of millions meals a year to around 100 airlines, which means that more travelers may soon be able to try out the Alpha D’lish service.”

    Rapid Growth of Feeder Businesses | Impact Lab

  • “Even if you don't have fillies suitable now, if your estab'lish'ment impresses me, I'm willing to wait to look at the new crop in the fall.”

    The Otherworld

  • “Ye can speak of what ye d---- please, but ye can't talk ab'lish'n har, by G----,' he said, again applying his hand to the table, till the plates and saucers jumped up, performed several jigs, then several reels, and then rolled over in graceful somersaults to the floor.”

    The Continental Monthly, Vol. 1, No. 2, February, 1862 Devoted To Literature And National Policy

  • “Ye can speak of what ye d-- please, but ye can't talk ab'lish'n har, by --," he said, again applying his hand to the table, till the plates and saucers jumped up, performed several jigs, then several reels, and then rolled over in graceful somersaults to the floor.”

    Among the Pines or, South in Secession Time

  • “Blocked from entering many Eng - lish-reading homes because of Times 'dual-fold bundling strategy, DNA had no choice but to drop its annual subscription price to bring in the numbers.”

    Forbes: Bucking the Times of India

  • “My nonprofitagency, Alianza, Inc., has begun raising funds to estab lish small radio stations in the state of Oaxaca tyo enable indigenous people in small communities to better communicate.”

    Radio stations in Oaxaca

  • “In 2009, 92.6% of students in third grade through eighth grade in District 2 received a proficient score on the math exam, and 85.8% of students received a proficient score on the Eng lish Language Arts exam.”

    The Wall Street Journal: Sutton Place: If Only Ritzy Is Good Enough

  • “I find that while Jill delights in letting plant-Latin roll effortlessly off her tongue she also speaks Slang-lish; she says “bitchin '” a lot, like Hattie, but her favorite expression is “killer,” as in “those were some killerpachysandra.””

    Fictionaut: Garden Goddess for Hire

  • “Among six shareholder-sponsored proposals are ones that: Urge the board to estab lish a yearly advisory vote on executive compensation; seek a move toward allowing holders of 10% of common stock to call a special shareholder meeting; seek more information on how the company prioritizes legislative and regulatory advocacy activities; and seek changes to the company's poultry slaughter methods.”

    The Wall Street Journal: Wal-Mart CEO's Compensation Falls by Nearly a Third

  • “And Bonnie giving Damon the what's what about her vendetta against vamps was deee-lish.”

    Watercooler: The Vampire Diaries Returns With a Bite

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