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- noun Plural form of
attraction .
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Examples
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And finally, it was easy to adopt the aphorism that the attractions of life in the universe are in proportion to the destinies they assist in accomplishing -- "_attractions are proportionate to destinies_," as it is translated.
Brook Farm John Thomas Codman
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However, one of the main attractions is the parade of “silleteros” (flower carriers), who are peasants that move throughout the city to showcase the large variety of Colombian flowers.
Global Voices in English » Colombia: Medellín Celebrates its Festival of Flowers 2009
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‘I was about to say,’ pursued Mrs Wilfer, who clearly had not had the faintest idea of saying anything more: ‘that when I use the term attractions, I do so with the qualification that I do not mean it in any way whatever.’
Our Mutual Friend 2004
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'I was about to say,' pursued Mrs Wilfer, who clearly had not had the faintest idea of saying anything more: 'that when I use the term attractions, I do so with the qualification that I do not mean it in any way whatever.'
Our Mutual Friend Charles Dickens 1841
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Synopsis: In an overpopulated America, the Baxter family goes on an outing to the Lottery Fair where jobs are raffled and one of the attractions is the Hall of Life and Death.
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That has certain attractions, but how would we have fared under PM (or PS) Gringrich, and how do the liberals avoid that kind of situation?
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The two main attractions which you may find at Tuxtla and/or Chiapa de Corzo are the zoo and the Cañón del Sumidero.
A driving tour from Oaxaca to San Cristobal de las Casas and Palenque: Part One 2009
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The two main attractions which you may find at Tuxtla and/or Chiapa de Corzo are the zoo and the Cañón del Sumidero.
A driving tour from Oaxaca to San Cristobal de las Casas and Palenque: Part One 2009
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While the extraneous elements could have been handled better, the world of the Entire and the thoroughly constructed characters that inhabit it are the main attractions of the series.
REVIEW: Kay Kenyon's The Entire and The Rose (Books 1 - 4) 2010
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Glasgow had the twin attractions of the subway (which is what the Scots and Americans call an underground railway), and trams.
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