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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- Two roughly parallel ranges of chalk hills in southeast England. The North Downs extend about 160 km (100 mi) from west to east; the South Downs, about 105 km (65 mi).
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- proper noun Sussex the
South Downs .
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Being from Minneapolis, and living in Oaxaca city, Lila Downs is a home-town gal to me.
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Being from Minneapolis, and living in Oaxaca city, Lila Downs is a home-town gal to me.
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Boing Boing 2009
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As Coffelt sank to the floor, the gunman turned his weapon on a plainclothes White House police officer by the name of Downs, who was just returning to Blair House after buying groceries for the Trumans.
The Kennedy Detail Gerald Blaine 2010
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Downs is due back in court for a hearing on March 17.
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Watership Downs is my all time favorite fantasy and Richard Adams was the image that inspired me to give writing a try at 55.
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Robert Downs is using a Raman spectrometer and now has 1,500 of the 4,000 minerals in his data base.
- Boing Boing 2006
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Downs is the director of the Albany Office of the state Commission on Judicial Conduct, which investigates complaints of misconduct against judges and can admonish, censure or remove judges found to have engaged in misconduct.
Think Progress » VIDEO: Maliki Speech Interrupted By War Protestor 2006
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"Downs is starting to feel more at ease on the mound, more relaxed, and he's getting different results," Robinson said.
USATODAY.com 2004
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Windeatt up at Breeza Downs is in a mortal funk, and sending word everywhere for a squad of Specials to protect his woolshed. '
hernesheir commented on the word Downs
Breeds of sheep belonging to the short wool group.
February 18, 2010