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- proper noun colloquial, UK The
retailer Marks & Spencer.
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Examples
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I find the difference in both similar to shopping for clothes at Marks and Sparks as opposed to a Jumble Sale.
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As with the taxi drivers in Minneapolis who refuse to carry "unclean" customers with guide dogs or carrying alcohol, surely one could simply request in advance a non-Muslim driver, or in the case of Marks and Sparks, a non-Muslim checkout clerk, to avoid such problems.
The unclean Bible... GayandRight 2008
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This was a bit of a surprise, as I lived in a country with no Marks and Sparks.
Smart girls use their breasts Ms Robinson 2007
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What was all that business about Marks and Sparks mirrors?
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Her navy suit, Marks and Sparks best, might as well have been jumble sale beside Tommy Godwin’s casual elegance.
Leave the Grave Green Deborah Crombie 1995
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