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Corrag, the vile, birdlike creature accused of witchcraft, appears to be the only witness, and so he swallows his revulsion -- "Any word, even a witch's, is a better word than none" -- and agrees to hear the entire story of her life to learn its shocking final episode.
Susan Fletcher's "Corrag," reviewed by Ron Charles Ron Charles 2010
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Its current official position is that cancer is not among the diseases that can be definitely linked to the witch's brew of deadly toxins that rose into the air from the site of the World Trade Center in the weeks following the 9/11 attack.
Dan Collins: Mayor Bloomberg Should Apologize for Body Snatching Dan Collins 2011
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Not for me the goofy-looking witch's hat or the bowls of peeled grapes that pass for eyeballs in our neighborhood.
Happy R&B Halloween to All the Souls in Purgatory Con Chapman 2011
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Gage clearly won this round with his disturbing riff on an "industrial" Hansel and Gretel the hands pressing from inside the witch's stomach was awesome, but Conor won the grand prize for his brilliant technique and consistency.
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In its defence, Goat Willow provides an early source of nectar for the bees; it also provides "witch's aspirin", since its bark apparently contains salicylic acid (from salix), the source of "real" aspirin.
A life less ordinary: Tobias Jones Tobias Jones 2010
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Add base, blush, and bronzer, and all of a sudden you've got a veritable witch's brew of toxins sitting on your skin, day in and day out.
Jennifer Grayson: Eco Etiquette: What's the Best Eco-Friendly Makeup? Jennifer Grayson 2011
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Even more tellingly, in the period 1853 to 1855, state politics were overwhelmed by a witch's brew of issues -- temperance, corruption, immigration, public school policy and funding, and Protestant-Catholic hostility.
Tony Blankley: Which Party Dies? 2011's Uncharted Political Waters Tony Blankley 2010
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Some modern pagans consider it the "witch's new year," though in other traditions, Samhain marked only the end of the year.
Kelley Harrell: Samhain -- Nature's Holy Day for Managing Seasonal Affective Disorder Kelley Harrell 2011
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Add base, blush, and bronzer, and all of a sudden you've got a veritable witch's brew of toxins sitting on your skin, day in and day out.
Jennifer Grayson: Eco Etiquette: What's the Best Eco-Friendly Makeup? Jennifer Grayson 2011
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Mr. PETER GROSZ (Alum, "The Colbert Report"): The Christine O'Donnell, it's a whole kit that comes complete with a witch's hat, an edited copy of the Constitution and a chastity belt.
Prediction 2010
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