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  • noun Plural form of keeper.

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Examples

  • The ensuing events leads him into contact with the others of his kind, homunculi built around elements of the human spirit: 1 - the High Priest and Authority, 2 - the Engineer, 3 & 4 - the twin keepers of Lore, 5 - the Tinkerer and Gentle Spirit, 6 - the Mystic, 7 - the Warrior, and 8 - Brute Force.

    “9″ is a runaway 10. A wonderful movie– see on the big screen « Third Point of Singularity 2009

  • Tim Sheehan, Farmingdale, N.Y. Gardner: The idea in any league with that many keepers is to try and get a well-rounded team so that you don't go into next year's draft with any glaring holes that you may not be able to fill.

    Trade deadline deals have impact on fantasy values 2008

  • One reason that some daughters do not want to stay home and apply themselves to becoming creative home keepers, is that they have not learned contentment.

    Contentment 2008

  • One reason that some daughters do not want to stay home and apply themselves to becoming creative home keepers, is that they have not learned contentment.

    Archive 2008-10-01 2008

  • Do you deny that Eygpt threw out all the UN Peace keepers from the Sinai?

    Cheney Must Be Very Angry « Antiwar.com Blog 2008

  • Gardner: My theory on keepers is to get as much upside as possible and if that means keeping a guy one year too early, I'd rather do that than hang onto a player one year too long.

    These September numbers don't lie 2007

  • One of my all time keepers is Remembrance (gee, do I mention that enough?).

    Archive 2007-09-01 Nalini Singh 2007

  • The rule of thumb in determining keepers is to get as much production as possible for the least amount of money.

    USATODAY.com - As keeper decisions near, focus on value 2006

  • Some keeper leagues have their trade deadlines even earlier — for instance, in my longtime AL-only league, the deadline for acquiring eligible keepers is the final out of the All-Star Game.

    USATODAY.com - Watch out for trade-deadline movement 2006

  • Acting with the deepest disguise, we made an awning to cover the Benevolent Bar keepers from the searching rays of the monarch of the skies.

    The Wouldbegoods Edith 1901

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