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  • One has to admire Hilary's ferocity, much like Muldoon in Jurassic Park really has to admire the escaped raptor's speed before it gobbles him as a pre-lunch amuse-bouche.

    Dragons' Den: Grace Dent's TV OD 2011

  • Mr. Gethard closed his laptop and began pacing around the training center, his arms cocked forward like a raptor's.

    Scouring the City for a Laugh Andrew Marantz 2011

  • It fell, this falcon, and he was transfixed, his was the raptor's gaze; he was hurling himself straight at her from the heavens.

    Polly Samson | The Man Who Fell 2011

  • Kahlan could recall several times when his raptor's glare, by itself, had brought a roomful of people to silence.

    Men Don't Leave Me 2010

  • But Boomer only crashed because she clipped the raptor's wing while exiting the flight pod right?

    Open Thread: #419 Someone To Watch Over Me 2009

  • But according to court documents, Murphy first tried to hide the raptor's discovery from other paleontologists, partners and the Hammonds, and then lied about where it was found, saying he excavated it from a site near Saco.

    Archive 2008-09-01 ReBecca Foster 2008

  • But according to court documents, Murphy first tried to hide the raptor's discovery from other paleontologists, partners and the Hammonds, and then lied about where it was found, saying he excavated it from a site near Saco.

    Honesty is the best policy ReBecca Foster 2008

  • It wasn't until Murphy planned to reveal the raptor at Malta's Wine and Dino Days in June 2007 that Bakker and others began asking questions about the raptor's origin and about the ownership of Leonardo and the other fossil finds.

    Archive 2008-09-01 ReBecca Foster 2008

  • It wasn't until Murphy planned to reveal the raptor at Malta's Wine and Dino Days in June 2007 that Bakker and others began asking questions about the raptor's origin and about the ownership of Leonardo and the other fossil finds.

    Honesty is the best policy ReBecca Foster 2008

  • It turns out that Nate had never told them of the raptor's existence - ever - so I had to explain that first.

    Honesty is the best policy ReBecca Foster 2008

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