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Which is, in effect, the traditional argument for C4 in the era of big television, as evidenced by Abraham's pointing to Shane Meadows's dramas and 10 O'Clock Live, before name-checking a short series of post-news 90-second opinion pieces to camera, 4thought.tv.
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"I see how little kids might find you creepy," she says between red velvet bites, referencing his age and name-checking Santa Claus.
Christmas Potluck Fred Osuna 2011
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With songs name-checking the plane that dropped the bomb on Hiroshima and Tesla, they backed up their hooks with smarts.
Michael Giltz: OMD at Terminal 5, First U.S. Show in 23 Years Michael Giltz 2011
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Thank you for messages telling me the man with the pie who attacked my @rupertmurdoch is on twitter but i dont want to know more, said Deng, name-checking the twitter handle used by the News Corporation chief.
Wendi Deng flirts with Ricky Gervais after joining husband on Twitter 2012
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“I love the energy coming out indie rock right now,” he says, name-checking Grizzly Bear.
Pink is the New Blog | Everybody's Business Is My Business » 2010 » June » 10 2010
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With songs name-checking the plane that dropped the bomb on Hiroshima and Tesla, they backed up their hooks with smarts.
Michael Giltz: OMD at Terminal 5, First U.S. Show in 23 Years Michael Giltz 2011
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For all this ConWeb name-checking of Marx and Hitler, you would never know -- and they have no interest in telling you -- that there are 19 other books on Loughner's list, some of which dispel the notion that he was some sort of communist Nazi.
Terry Krepel: Right-Wing Media Shrugs At Idea of Reporting That Jared Loughner Read Ayn Rand Terry Krepel 2011
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For all this ConWeb name-checking of Marx and Hitler, you would never know -- and they have no interest in telling you -- that there are 19 other books on Loughner's list, some of which dispel the notion that he was some sort of communist Nazi.
Terry Krepel: Right-Wing Media Shrugs At Idea of Reporting That Jared Loughner Read Ayn Rand Terry Krepel 2011
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With songs name-checking the plane that dropped the bomb on Hiroshima and Tesla, they backed up their hooks with smarts.
Michael Giltz: OMD at Terminal 5, First U.S. Show in 23 Years Michael Giltz 2011
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“I love the energy coming out indie rock right now,” he says, name-checking Grizzly Bear.
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