odyssey

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Convinced that his odyssey is the fault of on-screen villain Doctor Calico (Malcolm McDowell), Bolt captures a streetwise alley cat named Mittens (Susie Essman) whom he mistakes for one of the Doctor's minions.

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  1. noun An extended adventurous voyage or trip.
  2. noun An intellectual or spiritual quest: an odyssey of discovery.

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  • The story he tells here is the best kind of odyssey, an outward journey that ends up highlighting the beauty and daring that live inside of us. here's an earlier blog post about the book and the power of suggestion. —  Freakonomics
  • The word odyssey, which means a long journey, comes from the name of a long epic poem, written by the Greek poet Homer sometime between the seventh and ninth centuries B.C.
  • Convinced that his odyssey is the fault of on-screen villain Doctor Calico (Malcolm McDowell), Bolt captures a streetwise alley cat named Mittens (Susie Essman) whom he mistakes for one of the Doctor's minions. —  ComingSoon.net - 30 most recent stories
  • One of the most interesting things about this odyssey is the volatile and changing conditions, nothing is predictable, 'said Chavan, who has been leading the Odyssey for the past five years. —  India eNews
 

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