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Second, the pecular relationships between the Semitic-based scripts later shared by Greeks and Etruscans can't be expected to be the same as those concerning the Linear scripts.
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Protection in a pecular manner, both for her Father's Sake, and her own, promising her Father to marry her to one of the chief Grandees of
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As to the fate of the colonists in what became Delaware, as one history I read put it, “When William Penn founded Pennsylvania in 1683 he allowed the Swedes and the Finns on the Delaware to become English citizens, and they lived in peace and harmony, contributing their pecular gifts to the epic of America.”
The David Brooks column about Joe Biden brings back a memory of my grandfather and makes me ask a question about Wilmington, Delaware. Ann Althouse 2008
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Protection in a pecular manner, both for her Father's Sake, and her own, promising her Father to marry her to one of the chief Grandees of
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Snape had removed his coat now; his odd smock looked less pecular in the half light.
Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows Rowling, J. K. 2007
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But the material is pecular in its smeariness; animation in twisty pretzel fashion.
Archive 2007-12-01 Bettina Tizzy 2007
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But the material is pecular in its smeariness; animation in twisty pretzel fashion.
The Hall of Twisty Smears - Rezzed Bettina Tizzy 2007
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Snape had removed his coat now; his odd smock looked less pecular in the half light.
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Rowling, J. K. 2007
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One pecular note is, for years I have had very brief, very clotty, very painful periods.
Fast way to better health | The Blog of Michael R. Eades, M.D. 2006
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This pecular bow design is similar to many large, modern container ships that haul significant loads of cargo.
The Real Noah's Ark Finally Uncovered! Christopher O'Brien 2006
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