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  • Simmonds is flat on his back in what's left of the drum kit and he's not moving.

    FREE EXCERPT: Hater by David Moody (Chapter 4) 2009

  • The symptoms of this disease (which are quite distressing since they tend to show up in young women and to induce premature aging, among other things) were described by a German physician named Morris Simmonds, so the condition is often called Simmonds 'disease.

    The Human Brain Asimov, Isaac 1963

  • "I summoned Dr. Hinman immediately," he added, "for Miss Vaughan seemed to be in a serious condition; then I called Simmonds, and suggested that he stop for you, Mr. Coroner, for I knew that the case would interest you.

    The Gloved Hand Burton Egbert Stevenson 1917

  • A shiver ran down his spine at the thought, and he made a feverish movement: he would have liked to throw off the bedclothes, and go hotfoot to call Simmonds to account.

    The Way Home 2003

  • He called Simmonds and the district attorney to him, and they exchanged a few low words.

    The Gloved Hand Burton Egbert Stevenson 1917

  • The word that Simmonds used is the same word that is hurled at LGBT youth on the playground and in our schools, creating a climate of intolerance and hostility.

    NY Daily News JESSE SPECTOR 2011

  • The word that Simmonds used is the same word that is hurled at lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender youth on the playground and in our schools, creating a climate of intolerance and hostility.

    The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed Chris Johnston 2011

  • It's apparently based on a Guardian comic strip by Posy Simmonds which is a modern reworking of Thomas Hardy's "Far from the Madding Crowd."

    Cannes lineup a sign of great things to come Reel Fanatic 2010

  • It's apparently based on a Guardian comic strip by Posy Simmonds which is a modern reworking of Thomas Hardy's "Far from the Madding Crowd."

    Archive 2010-04-01 Reel Fanatic 2010

  • Flyers forward Wayne Simmonds passed the puck backward to defenseman Kimmo Timonen, who slid it over to fellow defender Braydon Coburn in the right faceoff circle.

    The Worst Hockey Game Ever Mike Sielski 2011

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