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Well, Paul Wellstone was killed in an airplane crash in 2002 (which many folks believe to have been suspitious).
The Folks Who Brought You this Financial Meltdown Are Still at the Helm 2009
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August 28, 2007 1:25 AM the way 300 ended gave people a shock and saying that "commanding 10,000 spartans and 30,000 greeks we shall crush the persians", this gave me a very suspitious feeling that there would be a sequal to 300, they might call it 10,000 - revenge of sparta.
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And albeit they spent the time in much pleasing discourse, maintained with infinite sweete kisses on either side: yet was she still suspitious, but knew not whereof; fixing her eyes oftentimes upon his face, and throwing strange lookes to all parts of the
The Decameron 2004
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I sweare by my true honesty, that if I were but as willing, as thou art suspitious: I could deceive thee, if thou hadst an hundred eyes, as Nature affords thee but two, and have my pleasures freely, yet thou be not a jot the wiser, or my credit any way impaired.
The Decameron 2004
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Wee are fraile, offensive, suspitious, weake spirited, and fearefull: in regard of which imperfections, I greatly doubt (if we have no better direction then our owne) this society will sooner dissolve it selfe, and (perchance) with lesse honour to us, then if we never had begunne it.
The Decameron 2004
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I but constantly secured of your secrecy, which as hitherto I have bene no way able to taxe, so would I be loth now to be more suspitious of then needs.
The Decameron 2004
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I deny not (my good Lord) but freely confesse, that even as your selfe, so I, being above in the Tree, had my sight most falsely deluded: which is so apparantly confirmed by you, and in the same sort, as there needeth no doubt of both our beguiling; in one and the same suspitious nature.
The Decameron 2004
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John replyed, that he was very willing; and being both up, they went fayre and softly to the doore, where Frederigo stoode still without, and was growne somewhat suspitious of his long attendance.
The Decameron 2004
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Gabriello being desirous to visite her the night following: she laboured very diligently to hinder his comming to her; yet knowing his loyall affection toward her, and fearing least he should grow suspitious of some other matter, she welcommed him into the Garden, where gathering both white and Damaske Roses (according to the nature of the season) at length, they sate downe by a very goodly
The Decameron 2004
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The Chinians are very suspitious, and doe not trust strangers.
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003
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