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  • Because the matter, the insight that hit me, touches Tyra, no, grabs her with krin claws, I couldn't bring myself to consult Dorcas.

    Inconstant Star Anderson, Poul, 1926- 1991

  • Secretions that left the gland (or were separated from it, in a manner of speaking) and were led to the skin or alimentary canal are exocrine secretions (ek'soh-krin; "separate outside" G).

    The Human Brain Asimov, Isaac 1963

  • Secretions that left the gland but remained in the bloodstream so as to circulate within the body, are endocrine secretions (en'doh-krin; "separate within" G).

    The Human Brain Asimov, Isaac 1963

  • [Greek: krin 'andras kata phyla, kata phrêtras, Agamemnon, hôs phrêtrê phrêtrêphin arêgê, phyla de phylois.] _Iliad_, ii.

    The Discovery of America Vol. 1 (of 2) with some account of Ancient America and the Spanish Conquest John Fiske 1871

  • Miss krin IS certified, and almost holds a Doctorate from one of America's finest universities.

    News from www.rep-am.com 2009

  • _kata-krinô_ which means to _judge adversely_, to _condemn_, and it is sometimes the first and sometimes the second of these words which is translated "Damn."

    The Gospel of the Hereafter 1892

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