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  • We have f-ing ‘prawns’, probably best rendered ‘prones’ for Americans who want to f-ing approximate the pronunciation.

    Australian Senate’s Gordon Ramsay Inquiry - The Lede Blog - NYTimes.com 2008

  • So ... prevent the useless ones from having children -- the liabilities, such as paranoia prones, mental deficients, criminals, uglies, and Beowulf Shaeffer.

    Crashlander Niven, Larry 1994

  • So ... prevent the useless ones from having children -- the liabilities, such as paranoia prones, mental deficients, criminals, uglies, and Beowulf Shaeffer.

    Neutron Star Niven, Larry 1969

  • So ... prevent the useless ones from having children -- the liabilities, such as paranoia prones, mental deficients, criminals, uglies, and Beowulf Shaeffer.

    Neutron Star Niven, Larry 1968

  • As they did so he went on, 'What brings you two carrot-topped accident-prones to this far reach of culture?'

    The Rolling Stones Heinlein, Robert A. 1952

  • Maybe; but ask the insurance companies about accident prones.

    Accidental Death Peter Baily

  • The Major said effortfully: "There are people called accident prones.

    Space Platform Murray Leinster 1935

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