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- proper noun A common Irish surname.
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Examples
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"A lot of people think, oh I won't understand, but we perform in English," O'Leary adds.
unknown title 2009
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O'Leary enters the room, where he finds, sitting at the table, with the whole correspondence before him, his brother friar, Lawrence Callanan, who, either from an eccentric freak, or from a wish to call O'Leary's controversial powers into action, had thus drawn him into a lengthened correspondence.
Irish Wit and Humor Anecdote Biography of Swift, Curran, O'Leary and O'Connell Anonymous
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Gillette calls O'Leary "id of the airline business," which feels even more appropriate given the two occasions in the story where he equates flying with a sexual experience.
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Gillette calls O'Leary "id of the airline business," which feels even more appropriate given the two occasions in the story where he equates flying with a sexual experience.
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If some of the supporting cast improves, namely O'Leary, the Gaels will get past the first round this time.
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He hands it over to a scientist who is compoundin 'an ice-cream soda f'r a child, with th' remark: 'O'Leary's writin' is gettin 'worse an' worse.
Mr. Dooley Says Finley Peter Dunne 1901
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But then Mr O'Leary took a hand in things, levying a swingeing charge on checked-in bags, and topping that with fierce restrictions on cabin baggage – one bag of a specified size and shape and weighing no more than 10kg.
Why e-books are a weight off my mind John Naughton 2010
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All were sizable hardbacks and when I checked them out in the bookshop, it was clear that collectively they would account for a significant chunk of the O'Leary allowance.
Why e-books are a weight off my mind John Naughton 2010
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When the history of e-reading technology comes to be written, an Irishman named Michael O'Leary will be assigned a small but significant role in the story.
Why e-books are a weight off my mind John Naughton 2010
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How did David O'Leary react to those sorts of shenanigans?
Dominic Matteo 2011
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