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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- French politician. As chief minister to Henry IV, he replenished the treasury and encouraged agriculture and industry.
- Thomas,British-born American painter of portraits and historical scenes, such as Washington's Passage of the Delaware (c. 1818).
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Examples
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Without partiality or bias, Sully is on the lookout for any and all jokes making fun of the names of French people who try to ape American redneck jingoism.
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A soldier, Jake Sully, is elected to join the Avatar program and learn their ways so that he might convince them to relocate.
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How the opposite became such a common assumption that we automatically know Sully is saying the opposite, that the Democrats are the “moochers and losers” is really, when you think about, quite strange.
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From Stephen Colbert and Steve Carell's belated tribute to Captain Sully Sullenberger to Tina Fey's swimsuit calendar, there were plenty of great comedy moments on the show.
Matt Wilstein: The Week's Top 5 Funniest Videos: Jimmy McMillan, Jon Stewart, Tracy Morgan and more Matt Wilstein 2010
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From Stephen Colbert and Steve Carell's belated tribute to Captain Sully Sullenberger to Tina Fey's swimsuit calendar, there were plenty of great comedy moments on the show.
Matt Wilstein: The Week's Top 5 Funniest Videos: Jimmy McMillan, Jon Stewart, Tracy Morgan and more Matt Wilstein 2010
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Remember the scene in Avatar when Sully is riding on the back of the dragon through the skies of Pandora?
How To Train Your Dragon Concept Art: Much Cooler Looking Than the Movie? | /Film 2010
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From Stephen Colbert and Steve Carell's belated tribute to Captain Sully Sullenberger to Tina Fey's swimsuit calendar, there were plenty of great comedy moments on the show.
Matt Wilstein: The Week's Top 5 Funniest Videos: Jimmy McMillan, Jon Stewart, Tracy Morgan and more Matt Wilstein 2010
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Neo/Jake Sully is an ordinary guy who doesnt consider himself special but gets launched into a world whete it turns out he is amazingly amazing and saves the friendly natives from the man (the machines/corporation).
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A young Marine grunt Jake Sully is chosen to command one of those Avatars and infiltrate the aliens.
REVIEW: Avatar « Giant Killer Squid - Film, Comics, News, Reviews and more 2009
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From Stephen Colbert and Steve Carell's belated tribute to Captain Sully Sullenberger to Tina Fey's swimsuit calendar, there were plenty of great comedy moments on the show.
Matt Wilstein: The Week's Top 5 Funniest Videos: Jimmy McMillan, Jon Stewart, Tracy Morgan and more Matt Wilstein 2010
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