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- noun
seventy-two (72).
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Examples
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LXXII After a passable supper in the common room of the bunkhouse, a fair night's sleep, and almost no comment by others in the crew about his absence, except a few jokes about coopers, the next morning Kharl was hard at work.
Wellspring of Chaos Modesitt, L. E. 2004
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LXXII The rains of the previous day have passed, but air is warm, humid, and heavy, even in the early morning, as Second Company leaves the first waystation southeast of Jakaafra.
The Magi'i Of Cyador Modesitt, L. E. 2000
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LXXII Cerryl looked at the chaos swirling across the glass, disrupting his search for Leyladin.
Colors of Chaos Modesitt, L. E. 1999
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LXXII NYLAN LOWERED THE hammer and turned the cooling blade, but it looked and felt right.
The Chaos Balance Modesitt, L. E. 1997
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LXXII DORRIN GLANCES AROUND the barn, but Leidral's gray is nowhere to be seen.
The Magic Engineer Modesitt, L. E. 1994
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LXXII THE GOLD STARBURST in the center of the console flared.
The Silent Warrior Modesitt, L. E. 1987
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It is a known story of the thirteen places which the Talmudists tell us were altered by the LXXII elders when they wrote out the law (I would suppose in Hebrew) for Ptolemy.
From the Talmud and Hebraica 1602-1675 1979
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In their peculiar tongue and learning they called this practice "stealing a hearing" and "sitting for listening" (Suras XV, verse 17, and LXXII, verses 8, 9).
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PLATE LXXII a. _December 21, 1861, and July 16, 1862.
The Medallic History of the United States of America 1776-1876 J. F. Loubat
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Ludwig had a prettier name for his inamorata than the "feminine devil" of Henry LXXII of Reuss.
The Magnificent Montez From Courtesan to Convert Horace Wyndham
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