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- adjective Of or relating to Cornell University.
- noun One who attends Cornell University.
Etymologies
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Examples
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Cornellian: One concern I have about this law is that it effectively imposes a requirement on a subset of citizens to carry proof of citizenship at all times, if that citizen speaks with a non-American accent, especially if that citizen has a Spanish accent and looks Hispanic.
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Cornellian — it would take a pretty reasonably sized judgment to cause me to forgo sales in NY.
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Cornellian: Definitely not Granholm or Napolitano.
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Cornellian: Regardless of race, why would cops suspect someone with an American accent of being an illegal alien?
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Cornellian: Definitely not Granholm or Napolitano.
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Cornellian: They did a study in Rhode Island about this because they had a racial profiling problem and found it to be rare that a citizen did not have a drivers license or ID card on them at alltime.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Immigrants and Nazis, Communists and Cardinals 2010
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Cornellian: I think being a bad writer ought to disqualify a nominee.
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Cornellian: The post seems to equate international structures like the UN with law.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Iran and the Shortcomings of International Human Rights Law 2010
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The curving cordonate , or stair ramps, at Carl Schurz Park and Dinosaur Playground refer to those at the Villa d'Este in Tivoli, which Rapuano measured and drew, and at the Villa Farnese at Caprarola, documented by another Cornellian and Rome Prize winner, Ralph E. Griswold.
The Roman Roots of Gotham's London Plane Thomas J. Campanella 2011
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Cornellian: They did a study in Rhode Island about this because they had a racial profiling problem and found it to be rare that a citizen did not have a drivers license or ID card on them at alltime.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Immigrants and Nazis, Communists and Cardinals 2010
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