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  • Well, the person could not possibly be worse than some of the pol's Texans have volted for in the last 10 years.

    Houston runoff could elect city's first gay mayor 2009

  • The U.S. women's volleyball team has a big date Saturday, a stunning win today against Cuba has volted them into the gold medal final against Brazil.

    CNN Transcript Aug 21, 2008 2008

  • "Maybe against the Old Lords, and the lords that haven't re - volted," Gel objected, "but what about the Young Lords who are still in revolt?"

    Elvenborn Lackey, Mercedes 2002

  • He touched her arm, and a large spark volted between them.

    In Other Worlds Attanasio, A. A. 1984

  • Something within him re - volted against picking off the blind fighters.

    Witch World Norton, Andre 1963

  • Ushiwaka parried it lightly, swept it away, left volted.

    Certain Noble Plays of Japan From the manuscripts of Ernest Fenollosa Ezra Pound 1928

  • Ushiwaka parried it lightly, swept it away, left volted.

    Kumasaka 1916

  • And the belted tire and the volted wire are the toys of the whirl-wind's sport;

    Wireless Telegraph 1906

  • The X201 will come with Intel CPU options ranging all the way up to the 2. 66GHz Core i7-620M -- a true powerhouse with 4MB of cache that is already available on slimmer X201s will plump for the lower-volted Core i7-640LM, clocked at a reputable 2. 13GHz but also consuming 10W less power than its chunkier sibling.

    Engadget Vladislav Savov 2010

  • The X201 will come with Intel CPU options ranging all the way up to the 2. 66GHz Core i7-620M -- a true powerhouse with 4MB of cache that is already available on slimmer X201s will plump for the lower-volted Core i7-640LM, clocked at a reputable 2. 13GHz but also consuming 10W less power than its chunkier sibling.

    Engadget Vladislav Savov 2010

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