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  • I'm told, appointed a officer they called a fire-marshal in some of their cities, and it's said that the consikence was a sudden an 'extraor'nary increase in the conwictions for arson, followed by a remarkable decrease in the number o' fires!

    Life in the Red Brigade London Fire Brigade 1859

  • Tally was the most famous person in the world, and Lai was a deliberate extraor at least she had been, before Aya had kicked her into unwanted fame.

    Scott Westerfeld: Uglies Quartet Scott Westerfeld 2010

  • The Georgia Supreme Court rejected petitioner's "actual-innocence" claim on the merits, denying his extraor-dinary motion for a new trial.

    Wanted for Murder: Antonin Scalia 2009

  • Tally was the most famous person in the world, and Lai was a deliberate extraor at least she had been, before Aya had kicked her into unwanted fame.

    Extras Scott Westerfeld 2008

  • Tally was the most famous person in the world, and Lai was a deliberate extraor at least she had been, before Aya had kicked her into unwanted fame.

    Extras Scott Westerfeld 2008

  • Tally was the most famous person in the world, and Lai was a deliberate extraor at least she had been, before Aya had kicked her into unwanted fame.

    Extras Scott Westerfeld 2008

  • Tally was the most famous person in the world, and Lai was a deliberate extraor at least she had been, before Aya had kicked her into unwanted fame.

    Extras Scott Westerfeld 2008

  • The Internet holds enormous commercial potential and brings extraor-dinary opportunities directly into homes and workplaces across the United States and around the world.

    Proclamation On World Trade Week Clinton, Bill, 1946- 2000

  • The Adepts were taking an extraor - dinary step, having a physical presence near him, pro - tected by their magic, so it had to be worth his trouble to find out why.

    Robot Adept Anthony, Piers 1988

  • I know it's an extraor - dinary suggestion, but this is an extraordinary situation.

    True Names Vinge, Vernor 1984

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