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Examples
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Gary Rose , a professor of politics at Sacred Heart University in Fairfield, Conn., said the senator is persona non-grata to Democrats, because he's burned too many bridges with them.''
Challengers Look To Lieberman Seat Devlin Barrett 2011
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As an investment, Europe has become a regional 'non-grata' among global fund managers, who have instead been putting more money into Japanese equities, according to the latest survey by Bank of America-Merrill Lynch.
Europe a 'No-Go' Zone for Fund Managers Barbara Kollmeyer 2010
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As an investment, Europe has become a regional 'non-grata' among global fund managers, who have instead been putting more money into Japanese equities, according to the latest survey by Bank of America-Merrill Lynch.
Europe a 'No-Go' Zone for Fund Managers Barbara Kollmeyer 2010
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"He'd risk becoming a persona non-grata in the closely-knit world of snooker."
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Smokers already feel like the latest in a long line of persona non-grata.
Smoking and Not Smoking | The Stiletto Gang The Stiletto Gang 2008
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As an investment, Europe has become a regional 'non-grata' among global fund managers, who have instead been putting more money into Japanese equities, according to the latest survey by Bank of America-Merrill Lynch.
Europe a 'No-Go' Zone for Fund Managers Barbara Kollmeyer 2010
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Kharkov is also after Allon, who exposed one of his sales which made him persona non-grata in what the rich Russian considers the civilized nations.
The Defector-Daniel Silva « The Merry Genre Go Round Reviews 2009
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His crazy racial animosity would only be the deciding factor in why he would be persona non-grata to about a third of Israeli Jews.
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He said the arrest of two American journalists in Iran, declaration of Al Arabia and BBC correspondents as persona non-grata, prohibitions imposed on foreign channels and Internet show how much the mullah regime is afraid of media.
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They habitually use anecdotal evidence for their negative spin against this religion non-grata, so to speak…
Buffalo Killing Puts Spotlight on Domestic Abuse - The Lede Blog - NYTimes.com 2009
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