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  • One of these main streets, called Â-ibur-sabu, intersected Babylon; it was constructed of brick by Nebuchadnezzar, paved with large slabs of stone, and raised to a considerable height.

    Babylonians and Assyrians, Life and Customs 1889

  • Since they were so into security thing they would have easily seen that a known hacker w/ the skills that this sabu had would not put his name on a domain contact.

    Gizmodo Adrian Chen 2011

  • As I danced (ignoring the grisly sight of three buffalo heads hanging from hooks on the side of a wooden building), a one-armed man with fuzzy white hair jived over, his solitary hand clasping a cup of tua sabu.

    New Zealand Herald - Top Stories 2010

  • Later that night, I was sitting in a hut at the top of the hill, drunk on tua sabu (local palm brandy) gawping at the huge, sprawling hills coloured with an uneven patchwork of treetops, bare earth and the occasional herd of goats.

    New Zealand Herald - Top Stories 2010

  • It was like some kind of eco-rave, fuelled on tua sabu and dollar-a-bottle whisky.

    New Zealand Herald - Top Stories 2010

  • Indonesian prosecutors have charged Iranian couple with eight years in jail term for possessing 4.1 kilograms of methyl amphetamine (locally known as sabu-sabu).

    The Jakarta Post Breaking News 2010

  • Q invited a handful of us to his house to drink some super-grade tua sabu.

    The Lost Boy 2009

  • I didn't plan on drinking, but several bottles of tua sabu were broken out and I was hammered before 9 pm.

    The Lost Boy 2009

  • Depending on where you buy it from, tua sabu can be relatively mild or almost toxic.

    The Lost Boy 2009

  • All of a sudden, Q stood up and bet me that he could drink an entire 600ml bottle of tua sabu in one go.

    The Lost Boy 2009

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