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coked / kōkt/ • adj. inf. having taken a large amount of cocaine.
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Coke Ads Shuttle Off To the Final Frontier
Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times; 12/19/1994; ; 700+ words
; ...they be able to drink the Coke and Diet Coke in a gravity-free environment, and how will the Cokes and Diet Cokes stay chilled?" "They'll get their drinks of Coke and Diet Coke from a space-age Coke...
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Coke's Problems in Japan Mount.
Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News; 3/4/2003; 700+ words
; ...While Japan remains a model of innovation for Coke and the source of more profits for the company...also has become what many observers see as Coke's single-biggest trouble spot worldwide. Coke's challenges in Japan can get overlooked...
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Coke tries to boost sales with coupons.
Newspaper article from: Atlanta Journal-Constitution (Atlanta, GA); 7/2/2005; 700+ words
; ...themselves. In a break from recent practice, Coke has dispensed with national prize promotions...The common deal is for four 12-packs of Coke products at $10, plus a $5 mail-in...states that features five 12-packs of Coke products for $10, plus a $10 mail...
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Coke Ad Campaign Kickoff Shelved.
Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News; 4/25/2002; 700+ words
; ...awaited launch of a new ad campaign for Coke Classic has been put on hold. Instead of debuting a big campaign for Coke Classic this spring, the company is likely...United States. The delay is a sign that Coke is still working on key issues in marketing...
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Coke poses a major problem for U.S. steel industry
Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times; 3/16/1992; ; 700+ words
; ...a problem on its hands. It's called coke. And it's not the popular soft drink that refreshes. This kind of coke - coal with the impurities driven out...steel. But in removing impurities, the coke batteries spew carcinogens such as benzene...
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Coke Zero not performing as well as expected.
Newspaper article from: Atlanta Journal-Constitution (Atlanta, GA); 8/12/2005; 700+ words
; ...Caroline Wilbert Aug. 12--What is Coke Zero lacking besides calories? Effective...Two months after Coca-Cola launched Coke Zero with high hopes, the drink has failed...what the drink is. To try to fix that, Coke next week is rolling out new commercials...
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Coke Makes Art of Selling in France.
Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News; 8/27/2002; 700+ words
; ...about all things American, it is another sign that Coke has become a fixture in France. As is often the...French Riviera. "But my girlfriend drinks Diet Coke. All my girlfriends drink Diet Coke." The event that sparked Coke's rise in France...
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CHINESE COKE PRODUCERS REDUCE OUTPUT.
News Wire article from: AsiaPulse News; 7/14/2005; 700+ words
; ...BEIJING, July 14 Asia Pulse - China's coke producers are aiming to cut production...controls over the fragmented industry. Coke producers in Shanxi Province, who supply 40 per cent of the world's coke, recently reached a self-imposed agreement...
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Coke producers call for reform of the coke export quota system.
Newspaper article from: China Business News; 12/23/2004; 700+ words
; Coke producers call for reform of the coke export quota system Shanghai. December 23. INTERFAX-CHINA - More coke production companies were certified to conduct export business in the Ministry of Commerce's (MOFCOM) recently released list...
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Coke Wants Morning in America To Go Snap, Crackle-and Pop
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 12/1/1987; ; 700+ words
; ...up. You were just dying for a nice cold Coke, weren't you? You were not alone...can to encourage that trend-although Coke has about one-third the caffeine content...marketing campaign urging people to try Coke as a breakfast beverage. The "Coke in...
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coke
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
coke substance obtained by the destructive distillation of bituminous coal . Coke bears the same relation to coal as does charcoal to wood. A hard, gray, massive, porous fuel, coke is the solid residue remaining after bituminous coal...
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Coke, Sir Edward
Encyclopedia entry from: West's Encyclopedia of American Law
COKE, SIR EDWARD An influential figure of Renaissance England and a great jurist, Sir Edward Coke bravely fought for the supremacy of the common...against challenges from James I and Charles I. Coke was a contemporary of such great figures of...
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Sir Edward Coke
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
Sir Edward Coke The English jurist and parliamentarian Sir Edward Coke (1552-1634) fought to prevent royal interference with the independent common-law courts. Edward Coke was born at Mileham, Norfolk, and was educated at Trinity...
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Coke, Thomas William, 1st earl of Leicester
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to British History
Coke, Thomas William, 1st earl of Leicester (1754–1842). ‘Coke of Norfolk’ was an assertively...fertilized for wheat and barley. Publicity for Coke's work and his agricultural shows...
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Coke, Richard
Encyclopedia entry from: West's Encyclopedia of American Law
COKE, RICHARD Richard Coke achieved prominence as a politician and jurist in the state of Texas. Coke was born March 13, 1829, in Williams-burg, Virginia. He graduated from the College of William and Mary in 1849 and was admitted to the...
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