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We here at Comic Riffs are not necessarily grieving the apparent loss of Cameron's could-have-been "Cleopatra" starring Angelina Jolie.
James and the Giant Addiction: Cameron announces 'AVATAR' 2 & 3 Michael Cavna 2010
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I saw the sound waves resolve into a grainy image on a television screen, the dark jelly bean of a could-have-been against the gray wash of my uterus.
The Gin Closet Leslie Jamison 2010
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But it was only a message, only a could-have-been, and I didn't know what to do next.
Enjoyment 2010
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For the Creation side, it is enough if they can come up with a vaguely plausible “could-have-been, might-have-been” scenario.
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Though I think of those could-have-been lives, I don't have regrets, mostly because I chose.
Archive 2009-11-01 Lauri 2009
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For the Creation side, it is enough if they can come up with a vaguely plausible “could-have-been, might-have-been” scenario.
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I dream of those could-have-been lives only out of curiosity.
Archive 2009-11-01 Lauri 2009
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I dream of those could-have-been lives only out of curiosity.
The Path We Choose Lauri 2009
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Though I think of those could-have-been lives, I don't have regrets, mostly because I chose.
The Path We Choose Lauri 2009
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Right now, she is a political "could-have-been" - her husband's sounding board and chief advisor, an effective but not great senate legislator, and, most likely, a failed candidate for president.
Peter Dreier: Hillary Clinton Should Be The Next Ted Kennedy 2008
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