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  • He thought of the death of the elder Briscoe, and as always he shivered with the horror of it, but for the first time it came to him: _Briscoe had provoked his own death.

    The Colors of Space Marion Zimmer Bradley 1964

  • We next travelled through the pass, which I called Briscoe's Pass, the creek now turning up nearly north-east; in six miles further it ran under a hill, which I well remembered in going out; at thirteen miles from the camp it ended in the broader bosom of the Finke, where there was a fine water-hole at the junction, in the bed of the smaller creek, which was called the

    Australia Twice Traversed, Illustrated, Ernest Giles 1866

  • Ryan Briscoe, Dario Franchitti, Scott Dixon the only contenders left for IRL title Briscoe, Franchitti, Dixon eyeing HomesteadMIAMI - Dario Franchitti won the IndyCar title in

    Gaea Times (by Simple Thoughts) Breaking News and incisive views 24/7 2009

  • Thirty years earlier, the court had held, in Briscoe v. Reader’s Digest, that when a crime was long enough in the past, it would be an “invasion of privacy” for others to publish information about the supposedly “reformed” criminal, and the criminal could sue for lots of money over that.

    The Volokh Conspiracy » Free to Tell the Truth About People’s Past Crimes: 2004

  • We have a thing called the Briscoe Center for American History at the University of Texas.

    CNN Transcript Jul 17, 2009 2009

  • Seattle has been a nexus of sexual-abuse claims against the order, which ran a now-closed orphanage in Kent, called Briscoe School, and continues to staff and run the Archdiocese-owned O'Dea High.

    The Seattle Times 2011

  • Bronco Head coach Lou Saban called Briscoe's number to finish the fourth quarter against the Boston Patriots.

    BV on Sports 2009

  • "Friendly sort," said Briscoe, meaning the opposite.

    The Metrognome and Other Stories Foster, Alan Dean, 1946- 1990

  • "Friendly sort," said Briscoe, meaning the opposite.

    The Metrognome and other Stories Foster, Alan Dean, 1946- 1990

  • Duva at a packed World Cafe Live for a press conference for his upcoming world title defense against Tomasz Adamek as well as to see Steve awarded the prestigious 'Briscoe' award for Fighter of the Year 2007.

    Doghouse Boxing News 2008

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