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The Knoxwells and the Kents were a little jealous and suspicious of her overtures, as she had said, and would not quite let her in.
The Other Girls 1865
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It is now known that this cave, called Kents Cavern, outside Torquay in Devon, had been home to prehistoric hominids and animals extinct for half a million years.
Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph Karolyn Shindler 2011
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My dad's Kents smelled milder but I gladly breathed in their trucker smoke, forbidding myself to cough.
Carleton Kendrick: My Eight-Year-Old Coming of Age at Nick's Lunch Carleton Kendrick 2011
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Sent to Earth as a baby, Superman grew up with a Midwestern US farm family, the Kents — who have had various first names over the years, the most common being Martha and Jonathan — who named him Clark and taught him the good old-fashioned virtues of Truth, Justice, and the American Way.
03 « March « 2009 « Axiom's Edge Science Fiction and Fantasy 2009
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My dad's Kents smelled milder but I gladly breathed in their trucker smoke, forbidding myself to cough.
Carleton Kendrick: My Eight-Year-Old Coming of Age at Nick's Lunch Carleton Kendrick 2011
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Also, another reason I like Superman a bit more than WW is that the Kents are far more likable and relatable than the Amazons, who have an annoying Golden Age tendency to involve mythological beings in modern stories.
Superhero Nation: how to write superhero novels and comic books » David’s Second Review Forum 2009
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Barda and Scott have a contest that whoever takes down the most badguys has to chop onions for the dinner the Frees are having for the Kents (of Lois and Clark fame).
The Death of the New Gods #1 | Major Spoilers - Comic Book Reviews and News 2009
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Whatever their category, most of the selections are disciplined, brooding and self-contained—like Ault's work—but sentimentality often creeps in, as in the Rockwell Kents.
Austerity, Economy, Stillness Karen Wilkin 2011
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When they do get home (Scott loses the bet) Barda takes the groceries to the kitchen while Scott checks to see if the Kents will be late.
The Death of the New Gods #1 | Major Spoilers - Comic Book Reviews and News 2009
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Sent to Earth as a baby, Superman grew up with a Midwestern US farm family, the Kents — who have had various first names over the years, the most common being Martha and Jonathan — who named him Clark and taught him the good old-fashioned virtues of Truth, Justice, and the American Way.
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