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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- British politician remembered for his efforts to maintain the balance of power in Europe. He served as prime minister from 1855 to 1858 and 1859 to 1865.
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Examples
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[Footnote 2: _See_ Ashley's _Palmerston_, vol.i. chap. v.] [Pageheading: PALMERSTON'S EXPLANATION] _Viscount Palmerston to Queen Victoria.
The Letters of Queen Victoria, Vol 2 (of 3), 1844-1853 A Selection from her Majesty's correspondence between the years 1837 and 1861 Queen of Great Britain Victoria 1860
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Look, Nastasya, here are two specimens of headgear: this Palmerstonhe took from the corner Raskolnikovs old, battered hat, which for some unknown reason he called a Palmerstonor this jewel!
Chapter III. Part II 1917
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Look, Nastasya, here are two specimens of headgear: this Palmerston "-- he took from the corner Raskolnikov's old, battered hat, which for some unknown reason, he called a Palmerston --" or this jewel!
Prestuplenie i nakazanie. English Fyodor Dostoyevsky 1851
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New Zealand “is a good tourist destination, but options for cancer treatment are not so attractive there right now,” Richard Isaacs, an oncologist in Palmerston North, on New Zealand’s North Island, told me in October.
My Drug Problem 2009
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New Zealand “is a good tourist destination, but options for cancer treatment are not so attractive there right now,” Richard Isaacs, an oncologist in Palmerston North, on New Zealand’s North Island, told me in October.
My Drug Problem 2009
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Palmerston, that is, in his luck; and a good deal in a bank-note.
The Three Clerks 2004
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"Mr. Dysart is mistaken," called Palmerston, in the high, lifeless voice with which we all strive to reconcile the deaf to their affliction; "I am a Western man, from Ann Arbor."
The Wizard's Daughter and Other Stories Margaret Collier Graham 1880
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The _Second_, as you always called Palmerston, is to be married within the next few days to Lady Cowper, the sister of my Premier (_Primus_);
The Letters of Queen Victoria, Volume 1 (of 3), 1837-1843) A Selection from Her Majesty's Correspondence Between the Years 1837 and 1861 Queen of Great Britain Victoria 1860
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Englishmen, such as Palmerston, Russell, Bethell, and the society represented by the Times and Morning Post, as well as the Tories represented by Disraeli, Lord Robert Cecil, and the Standard, offered a study in education that sickened a young student with anxiety.
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"Palmerston," she asked, as she opened the oven door to baste the bird,
Hocken and Hunken Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch 1903
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