Barisal guns
The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable
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Barisal guns booming sounds of unknown origin heard in
Barisal, a town in Bangladesh and certain other regions, especially on the water.
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'JUST ENOUGH' LIEBLING? NEVER.(FRONT)(THE TALK)(Column)
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And in This Corner, A.J. Liebling
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 10/21/1990; ; 700+ words
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Newspaper article from: The Boston Globe; 12/28/1990; ; 700+ words
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Liebling, at the Top of His Game
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 7/2/2009; ; 700+ words
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Liebling's War
Magazine article from: Humanities; 5/1/2008; ; 700+ words
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A. J. Liebling
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
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Liebling, A(bbott) J(oseph)
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to American Literature
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Sirk, Douglas
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers
...Street Blues Other Films: 1937 Liebling der Matrosen (Hinrich) (co...Summer 1971. Bourget, E., and J. L. Bourget, "Sur Douglas...November/December 1975. McCourt, J., "Douglas Sirk: Melo Maestro...Munich), February 1979. Bleys, J.P., "Quand Douglas Sirk...
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boxing
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
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National Public Radio
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History
...BIBLIOGRAPHY Collins, Mary, Murray Bognovitz, and Jerome Liebling. National Public Radio: The Cast of Characters. Washington, D.C.: Seven Locks Press, 1993. Eksterowicz, Anthony J., and Robert N. Roberts, eds. Public Journalism and Political...
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