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Examples
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Having quickly sussed out his sister's mile-high misdeeds, Derek doesn't jump on the offer.
On the Set: Shepherd Siblings Reunite for Grey's Anatomy-Private Practice Crossover 2010
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A haboob on July 5 brought a mile-high wall of dust that halted airline flights, knocked out power for 10,000 people and covered everything in its path with a thick sheet of dust.
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Nineteen seventy-eight may have been a wild time for fashion, but I partook of no extremes: no mile-high platform shoes, no garish tie-dyes or fringed leather vests.
The Dark Side of Innocence Terri Cheney 2011
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The Steak Frites $25 is a prime grass-fed organic strip steak from that Paso Farms, with a mile-high pile of crisp fries.
Jay Weston: The Misfit Fits Well Into Santa Monica Dining Scene Jay Weston 2011
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Nineteen seventy-eight may have been a wild time for fashion, but I partook of no extremes: no mile-high platform shoes, no garish tie-dyes or fringed leather vests.
The Dark Side of Innocence Terri Cheney 2011
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Denver, the “mile-high” city, is a fascinating mixture of the hearty, out-door culture of the Rocky Mountains, and the gritty endurance of the plains.
We're the Hekawi 2009
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But once he's alone and away from home, "I can get that mile-high perspective," he says.
Time Off Is No Option: It's Required Sarah E. Needleman 2011
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He also sprinkles this quick read with juicy tidbits, such as the first known members of the "mile-high club" (who were only about 500 feet up in an open-cockpit biplane, but achieved their notoriety in 1916, merely 13 years after the Wright Brothers 'first flight).
Shrinking the World Daniel Michaels 2010
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Denver, the “mile-high” city, is a fascinating mixture of the hearty, out-door culture of the Rocky Mountains, and the gritty endurance of the plains.
Archive 2009-04-01 2009
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The Steak Frites $25 is a prime grass-fed organic strip steak from that Paso Farms, with a mile-high pile of crisp fries.
Jay Weston: The Misfit Fits Well Into Santa Monica Dining Scene Jay Weston 2011
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