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  • But what comes after size zero and size double-zero?

    Wintergirls: Summary and book reviews of Wintergirls by Laurie Halse Anderson. 2009

  • For that cake for Brides magazine, they got to see the six layers come together, depicted in white, then the double-zero piping appeared as if being written on with an invisible pen, then the red flowers I had in mind, which were then replaced with white anemones that Maria McBride preferred.

    Cake Boss Buddy Valastro 2010

  • Computers, advancing their clocks into the double-zero abyss of the new millennium, will plunge us into chaos.

    Why Do We Buy The Myth Of Y2k? 2008

  • The odds are actually worse than 50/50 since the "house" (in the form of borrowing costs and commissions -- Wall Street's version of double-zero on the roulette wheel) makes no trader's random chances better than 49%.

    James Berman: Know When to Hold 'em... 2008

  • Bethlehem Steel's pension plan landed on double-zero this year.

    Business's Killer I.O.U. 2007

  • GREENBURGH, N.Y. (AP) After reviewing Stephon Marbury's double-zero performance in the second half of Game 1, the New York Knicks have decided to take the ball out of his hands.

    USATODAY.com - Marbury to handle ball less in Game 2 2004

  • Or, boy, this double-zero fashion really shouldn ` t be out there.

    CNN Transcript Dec 18, 2006 2006

  • Jackson's bird had a double-zero ID number on the nose.

    The Sum of all Fears Clancy, Tom, 1947- 1991

  • Gordon was sweating slightly as he stood at the roulette table, where both zero and double-zero were reserved for the house.

    Police Your Planet Lester Del Rey 1954

  • Imperiale and Landis swear by 00 flour double-zero flour from San Felice, Italy.

    KansasCity.com: Front Page 2012

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