dirty
The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable
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dirty dirty bomb a conventional bomb that contains radioactive material.
dirty old man an older man who is sexually interested in younger women or girls.
dirty water will quench fire a man's lust can be satisfied by any woman, however ugly or immoral; saying recorded from the mid 16th century.
dirty weekend a weekend spent away, especially in secret, with a lover.
dirty work at the crossroads dishonourable, illicit, or underhand behaviour. The term (recorded from the early 20th century) may reflect a view of
crossroads as a sinister place, where suicides were traditionally buried.
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Anastasia International Turns 15 Premier Global Dating Group Passes Milestone.
PR Newswire; 3/20/2009; 700+ words
; ...fledgling dating service calling itself Anastasia. Russian women had long been noted for...scarce and precarious propositions, Anastasia, co-owned by Russian and American...of The Wall's collapse, and dubbed Anastasia International, the small two person...
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ANASTASIA BUSINESS BOOMING AT NORDSTROM.(Anastasia Soare)
Magazine article from: WWD; 1/8/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...Rachel Brown LOS ANGELES - Eyebrow queen Anastasia Soare is conquering new retail territory...has stocked its nearly 100 stores with Anastasia brow products to satisfy skyrocketing...an interest; it was a bombardment." Anastasia brow bars, where Nordstrom customers...
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Anastasia Queen Beauty Contest Announced: 15,000 Gorgeous Girls - Choose the One!
PR Newswire; 10/22/2008; 638 words
; ...Maine, October 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Anastasia International, the Bangor Maine based...launched a competition today to select the Anastasia Queen 2008 from thousands of Russian...introduction web site, http://www.anastasia-international.com/ Russian and Ukrainian...
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Anastasia Beverly Hills Wins Eyebrow-Raising Multimillion Dollar Verdict in Salon Trade Secret Suit.
PR Newswire; 12/15/2008; 687 words
; ...trade secrets are illegally exported abroad, Anastasia Beverly Hills has won a multimillion dollar...District Court, Central District of California. Anastasia Soare, owner of the Anastasia Beverly Hills salon and product line, became...
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Anastasia Builds on Past Success, Introduces New Moniker and Options to Speed Romance.
PR Newswire; 4/6/2009; 648 words
; ...Maine, April 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Anastasia International today announced the gradual changeover to a new domain. Henceforth Anastasia-International will be known as AnastasiaDate...better way reflects the wholesome profile Anastasia projects of her lady members. Anastasia...
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`Anastasia' keeps puzzle in pieces // Costumes, cast can't carry the production
Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times; 12/5/1986; ; 700+ words
; Anastasia: The Mystery of Anna (STAR) 1/2 Anna/Anastasia Amy Irving Grand Duke Cyril Rex Harrison Czar Nicholas...p.m. Sunday and Monday over WMAQ-Channel 5. "Anastasia: The Mystery of Anna," NBC's new borscht-boiler...
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Interview: George Anastasia discusses the Mafia trial that has been taking place in Philadelphia...
Transcript from: NPR Morning Edition; 7/18/2001; ; 700+ words
; 00-00-0000 Interview: George Anastasia discusses the Mafia trial that has been...to the theft of baby formula. George Anastasia has been covering the trial for The Philadelphia...Inquirer. Good morning. Mr. GEORGE ANASTASIA (The Philadelphia Inquirer): Good...
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Anastasia Draws on Black Sea Beauties to Fit Her Glass Slipper.
PR Newswire Europe; 8/17/2009; 700+ words
; ...The wellspring of beauty and grace for Anastasia's minions has for years been the major...So much so that the major portion of Anastasia's "Romance Tour" excursions are scheduled...throw from the epicenter, Odessa. Now Anastasia is doing the regular guy looking for...
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Therapy dog Anastasia puts smiles on Queen of Angels School students' faces
Newspaper article from: Tribune-Review/Pittsburgh Tribune-Review; 4/17/2009; ; 700+ words
; A perfect diva, Anastasia shows off one of her hundreds of costumes...Aujay received a "high five" from Anastasia who visited with all the children at...School. Chloe Goretzka gets a big Anastasia kiss as she takes her turn to greet...
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Anastasia's Odessa Queen 2009 Brings Glitter to the Black Sea.
PR Newswire Europe; 9/10/2009; 700+ words
; ...tingling and mesmerizing spectacle of Anastasia's Odessa Queen 2009 came to a close...crown. It was a buzzing highlight of Anastasia's Romance Tour in action from September...Kherson. (For more information about Anastasia's tours, go to: http://www...
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Anastasia Nicholaievna Romanov
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
Anastasia Nicholaievna Romanov Anastasia Romanov (1901-1918) has become one of the most romanticized...tragic, mysterious circumstances of her death. To understand Anastasia Romanov, one must understand the world "Her Imperial Highness...
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Romanova, Anastasia Nikolayevna
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Russian History
ROMANOVA, ANASTASIA NIKOLAYEVNA (1901 – c. 1918...II and Tsarina Alexandra Fedorovna. Anastasia Nikolayevna's place in history derives...quickly dismissed as frauds, but one "Anastasia" seemed to have better credentials...
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Anastasia
Book article from: The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable
Anastasia female forename, deriving from the Greek...x2018;Resurrection’. Anastasia was the name of the youngest daughter...and a number of claimants appeared. St Anastasia, martyr and married virgin, is said...
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Romanova, Anastasia
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Russian History
ROMANOVA, ANASTASIA (d. 1560), first wife of Russia's first official tsar, Ivan IV, and dynastic link between the Rurikid and the Romanov dynasties. Anastasia Romanova, daughter of a lesser boyar, Roman Yuriev-Zakharin-Koshkin...
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Verbitskaya, Anastasia Alexeyevna
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Russian History
VERBITSKAYA, ANASTASIA ALEXEYEVNA (1861-1928), prose writer, playwright, scenarist, and publisher. Anastasia Verbitskaya enjoyed a lengthy career in which she first published prose fiction in serious "thick journals," but then turned...
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