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Last month, the U.S. spirits trade association, known as Discus, reported that total U.S. liquor industry sales rose 4% in 2011, to $19.9 billion.
Diageo's Spirits Brighten in U.S. Paul Sonne 2012
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I have incorporated a 3rd party commenting system called Discus on my blog.
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The Discus was a kind of quoit of a round form, made sometimes of wood, but more frequently of stone, lead, or other metal; as iron or brass.
The Ancient History of the Egyptians, Carthaginians, Assyrians, Babylonians, Medes and Persians, Macedonians and Grecians (Vol. 1 of 6) Charles Rollin 1701
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Jelmini's marks in the Shot Put and the Discus were the top high school marks in the U.S. this season.
IAAF.org - News 2009
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(03 January 2008) - Seventies-inspired mechanical digital watches keep rotating into modern designs, including this "Discus" from the Seiko Moving Design Collection.
Cool Hunting 2009
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(03 January 2008) - Seventies-inspired mechanical digital watches keep rotating into modern designs, including this "Discus" from the Seiko Moving Design Collection.
Cool Hunting 2009
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GE Village Dragon Visa Derrick Redmond GE 'Discus' Throw Visa Phelps 'Amphibian'
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Such objects have included “a thing hurled in a specific direction,” or “the directed thing,” or, to put it in Ancient Greek, the dískos of the athlete we know in English as the Discus Thrower.2
The English Is Coming! Leslie Dunton-Downer 2010
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Such objects have included “a thing hurled in a specific direction,” or “the directed thing,” or, to put it in Ancient Greek, the dískos of the athlete we know in English as the Discus Thrower.2
The English Is Coming! Leslie Dunton-Downer 2010
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Diego Azubel/European Pressphoto Agency Gerd Kanter of Estonia competes in the Discus Throw final, where he won the silver medal.
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