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The philosophes, in particular, hailed this dragon-slayer of dogma.
John Paul Rollert: The Great Infidel at 300 John Paul Rollert 2011
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In the shadow of Wartburg Castle, high on a hill — in the shadow of Town hall, with its tower trumpeters; within singing distance of the school choir at the old Dominican monastery — he crossed the market plaza, stopping beside the statue of the famous dragon-slayer.
The Boy from Thuringia David Booth 2010
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The philosophes, in particular, hailed this dragon-slayer of dogma.
John Paul Rollert: The Great Infidel at 300 John Paul Rollert 2011
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And he could be reaping the political rewards right now as a dragon-slayer.
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Republicans Tim Bridgewater and Mike Lee survived a bruising convention in May that knocked out incumbent Sen. Robert F. Bennett and gave the tea party and other conservative groups bragging rights as a dragon-slayer.
Utah Republican Senate primary could be a test for tea party 2010
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Think of it as spinning an evil spell that lays over the land and distorts all perceptions .. only a dragon-slayer type can break the spell, and that only by a kind of near-magical speech - full of clarity, humanity, and strength of character, slicing the toxic fog and shining the light on the real landscape, make the Rove-wraiths scurry away, and bringing us back to our better selves.
MSNBC On Populist Edwards: "Multi-Millionaire Candidate" 2009
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He was a knight, a royal guardsman, and a dragon-slayer.
Kenny & the Dragon Tony Diterlizzi 2008
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Why did the only person in town who just happened to be a dragon-slayer also happen to be my only other friend in the world?
Kenny & the Dragon Tony Diterlizzi 2008
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Iron Dragons is a "fantasy" novel in that it's set in a medieval-type world with dragons, inns along the road, and plenty of ale to knock out the itinerant dragon-slayer.
Book Review: Iron Dragons Kev 2008
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The next thing you know they'll be telling us that Huckabee is a do-gooder dragon-slayer on our side, that Giuliani is the ultimate family man and that McCain is truly the people's friend and not just a shill for the arms industry.
Madam Jane Predicts: There will be a one-person war on the loss of America! 2008
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