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- proper noun Latin name given to several peacetimes in human history.
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Examples
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"Yes," said Edred; "so let's call it Pax and not waste any more time."
The House of Arden Edith 1923
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Pax is an extra set of eyes and ears and a great set at that.
Actress Glenn Close interviews disabled vet about his service dog BA Haller 2008
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Both subplots are fascinating as readers follow the progress made by earthlings to attain Pax through a special non-killing weapon.
The Last Theorem-Arthur C. Clarke and Frederik Pohl « The Merry Genre Go Round Reviews 2008
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If the lox looks fresh, Pax is not too bad for lox and tomato on a bagel. 37th and 7th is the only one I reccomend though.
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Aristophanes (Vespæ, 1446) refers to his murder by the Delphians and his fable beginning, “Once upon a time there was a fight;” while the Scholiast finds an allusion to The Serpent and the Crab in Pax 1084; and others in
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Salam Pax is writing an election diary for The Guardian and in a post the other day he reviewed the Saddam trial:
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He began the Midnight Mass, broadcast to 44 nations, with a wish for peace in Latin: "Pax vobis" "Peace be with you".
Christmas Eve... Terry Nelson 2006
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After all, Congress has been deeply complicit in creating and preserving the nightmare some refer to as Pax Americana.
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Speculation continues that Dear Raed, the weblog of a young man in Baghdad who posts under the name Salam Pax, is a hoax, perhaps even a disinformation campaign by the CIA or Mossad.
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Salam Pax is back online after a couple days of no Internet access in Baghdad.
Behind the News liz donovan 2003
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