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That stuff needs to be recorded for posterity's sake.
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That stuff needs to be recorded for posterity's sake.
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You will outgrow the bow, so I would recommend a gun that will last into your adult years, and into your posterity's adult years for that matter .... a Remington model 700 BDL in. 30-06.
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A universally recognized Anglicization of an artist's name can be a sign of posterity's long-standing acceptance and affection—think of Titian or Raphael, also perhaps of Van Gogh.
Earthy Grandeur Jonathan Lopez 2011
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You will outgrow the bow, so I would recommend a gun that will last into your adult years, and into your posterity's adult years for that matter .... a Remington model 700 BDL in. 30-06.
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I would love nothing more than for us to polish our equally hollow and relatively dull tradition for the sake of our posterity's winters and by "posterity," I mean me.
Danny Licht: Jews for Christmas, or How to Make the Holidays Less Blue Danny Licht 2011
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The parchmenty little "Limp Pocket Scorebook", glued and taped for posterity's scrutiny, remains a treasured relic in the Clifton archive.
Armistice Day recalls Arthur Collins' imperishable cricketing feat | Frank Keating 2011
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Never mind those unfilled library shelves: At least 200 additions to the language, ranging from "old dear" to "devil-may-care," would have gone unminted, making posterity's loss as much lexicographical as literary.
Snapshots of 'Boz' D.J. Taylor 2011
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I would love nothing more than for us to polish our equally hollow and relatively dull tradition for the sake of our posterity's winters and by "posterity," I mean me.
Danny Licht: Jews for Christmas, or How to Make the Holidays Less Blue Danny Licht 2011
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Naturally I nicked his betting slip – for myself and for posterity's sake.
Tears for souvenirs as Best and Stiles memorabilia go up for auction Frank Keating 2010
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