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What was not clear is-is African American not a Negro?
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Now that the deed of gift-or whatever it is-is signed and the Trust are the legal owners.
She Closed Her Eyes 2010
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But because they understood the power of words and what the meaning of is-is
Why racial attitudes that helped Barack Obama will hurt Bobby Jindal. Ann Althouse 2009
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But approaching business and its kissing cousin, personal finance, as a form of infotainment doesn't seem like the right approach, even if Main Street-whatever that is-is your target audience.
Yvette Kantrow: The New York Times Stoops to Conquer: Another Column About Britney 2008
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It's an interesting question especially because biracial does not necessarily mean Black, but we assume it does because so often the only discussion of race that really matters is about who is-is not Black.
BlackAndBrownNews: Barack Obama: "Black" Or "Biracial"? 2008
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Of course this all depends on what your definition of genocide or the word is-is.
Obama echoes the phrase that made me turn against Kerry. Ann Althouse 2008
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O'BRIEN: Wow, that's like an is-is kind of thing, isn't it?
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Every nonfiction writer of any resourcefulness knows that the best place to find great stories-after the stacks in the New York Public Library, that is-is in the courthouse.
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What you're talking about is-is a kind of deactivation.
Werehunter Lackey, Mercedes 1999
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"You mean that the idea of him is-is there in that ball?"
Faun & Games Anthony, Piers 1997
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