waterloo

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Which had led me right back to last summer's Daily Office waterloo, the book of Joshua -- the conquest of Canaan -- and its triumphalist descriptions of deity-directed genocide.

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  1. noun A final, crushing defeat.

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  • Possibly our waterloo, too Doc glanced at Smith sharply, unpleasantly struck by the quantity of alarm that was getting into Smith's voice in spite of a teeth-gritting effort to suppress the emotion. —  153 - Trouble On Parade
  • Which had led me right back to last summer's Daily Office waterloo, the book of Joshua -- the conquest of Canaan -- and its triumphalist descriptions of deity-directed genocide. —  Paula's House of Toast
  • Obama's waterloo, if it comes, will be "home," "here," and "right now." —  Liberal Values
  • May 7, 2008 6: 08 AM the kitchener / waterloo area is full of nice folks, and i'm pleased that this works. it is disheartening that when a story that is essentially "bakery is nice to customers, employees - trusts them." people assume there must be some sneaky sneaks lying to them and the boss is stealing tips and whatever. —  but she's a girl...
  • "This will be Antulay's waterloo," says Sena candidate and former union minister Anant Gite. —  Zee News : India National
 

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