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  • Falcons owner Arthur Blank has constructed a campus in Flowery Branch, Ga., complete with dormitories.

    Stress? It's not a problem for NFL coaches 2007

  • Many persons now prefer the English pronunciation of all these Spanish names.] [Footnote 2: Balboa (Bal-bo'ah).] [Footnote 3: De Soto (Da So'to).] [Footnote 4: Florida: this word means flowery; the name was given by the Spaniards because they discovered the country on Easter Sunday, which they call Flowery Easter.] [Footnote 5: Panama (Pan-a-mah ').] 29.

    The Beginner's American History 1882

  • The Creative House: How to Decorate Your Home with Flowers Without Looking Too "Flowery"

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  • Flowery, over-the-top, "everything-is-glorious" kind of language was the style of the period.

    The Ultimate Nature Walk Vibhuti Patel 2011

  • Flowery rhetoric, negative advertisements, and constant attacks are sure to dominate the national political stage in the upcoming months.

    Daniel Koas: The Best Man for the Job Is Already in It Daniel Koas 2012

  • Then an older man, rather stout, with a short beard and wearing a headband, entered and was introduced to us with great respect as the Tlacaelel (the name of Moctezuma's advisor who initiated the concept of xochiyaoyotl, the "Flowery Wars" in ancient Aztec society).

    The Huichol: more personal reminiscences 2009

  • ATLANTA FALCONS (11-5) •Training camp: Falcons training facility, Flowery Branch, Ga.

    NFC preview: Cowboys putting team squarely in Romo's hands 2009

  • Then an older man, rather stout, with a short beard and wearing a headband, entered and was introduced to us with great respect as the Tlacaelel (the name of Moctezuma's advisor who initiated the concept of xochiyaoyotl, the "Flowery Wars" in ancient Aztec society).

    The Huichol: more personal reminiscences 2009

  • Flowery descriptions are rare and character development happens fast.

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  • Van Gulik's notorious fascination with the erotic first surfaced in his scholarly work with a 1951 monograph on an album of Ming dynasty prints, "Variegated Battle Arrays of the Flowery Camp," of a type used both as pornography and as a guide for inexperienced brides.

    A Dutch Diplomat in the Tang Imperial Court 2010

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