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  • He was photographed by his producer standing next to a suggestively designed one-arm bandit machine.

    Hugh Muir's diary 2011

  • Krogh recalled, in his memoir of the Watergate era, that Mr. Shulman had occasionally used one-arm push-up competitions to bring levity to difficult moments.

    Stephen N. Shulman, lawyer who defended Watergate figure, dies at 77 Emma Brown 2011

  • We have got through a few crises through this walking and talking method, occasionally reaching over for a one-arm hug, without breaking the momentum of our stride.

    Friends who became stepsisters 2011

  • Ms. Hamilton can loop the TRX cradle around the stump of her left arm to more easily perform movements like one-arm push ups.

    A Surfer and a Phenom at Her Very Core Jen Murphy 2011

  • She was across the way, leaning back against the wall and smiling up at Marcus, who was doing the one-arm casual lean thing over her.

    At First Sight CATHERINE HAPKA 2010

  • She was across the way, leaning back against the wall and smiling up at Marcus, who was doing the one-arm casual lean thing over her.

    At First Sight CATHERINE HAPKA 2010

  • A woman with one-arm was guiding traffic with an ill-humored smirk on her face.

    We Will Elevate (Part Two) 2010

  • I used to buy that line about Sera being something a club-footed player with one-arm might come up with.

    New Under the Sun Steve Perry 2010

  • Louisiana If you like to hit the slots and the tables, check out Amelia Belle Casino in Amelia with more than 800 one-arm bandits and 20 different kinds of table games, as well as the even bigger Cypress Bayou Casino on Charenton's Chitimacha Indian reservation.

    David Paul Appell: Great Gulf Coast Beach Vacations, Even Without the Beach 2010

  • Louisiana If you like to hit the slots and the tables, check out Amelia Belle Casino in Amelia with more than 800 one-arm bandits and 20 different kinds of table games, as well as the even bigger Cypress Bayou Casino on Charenton's Chitimacha Indian reservation.

    David Paul Appell: Great Gulf Coast Beach Vacations, Even Without the Beach David Paul Appell 2010

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