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You haven't seen anyone like that, have you Nay--nary a one," said Lubin, shaking his head.

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  1. adjective Not one: "Frequently, measures of major import . . . glide through these chambers with nary a whisper of debate” (George B. Merry).

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  • I watched both party primaries in disbelief as nary a word was mentioned about the bailouts except Obama's "I don't agree with it." —  American Zombie
  • Nevertheless, Christian criticism of Fatah and Hamas, with nary a word of blame for Israel, offers a mustard seed of hope that Christian leaders, as beleaguered as they are, can hold a mirror to the society in which they live and insist that Palestinian leaders work for the betterment of the society they are called to govern. —  CAMERA Snapshots
  • At the time of this posting -- mid-afternoon EST Thursday, Jan. 24 -- five days after Nasrallah made these abhorrent remarks, the mainline community in the U.S. and its "ecumenical partners" have issued nary a word of criticism. —  CAMERA Snapshots
  • These are in essence campaign events - faux town-halls where nary a discouraging word is heard and no real work is done. —  Chicagoray's Views and News
  • While Noah is fit (and how!) to be tied, the evil doublemints convince Luke that his boyfriend has up and left town with nary a word of goodbye. —  AfterElton.com - Because visibility matters
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  1. Alteration of ne'er a.

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  1. Also narry, and formerly narro, narrow; cf. ary, formerly also ery, arra, arrow.
 

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