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Examples
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Earth, you would have to give that medal to a person named Carmelita Spats, and if you didn't give it to her, Carmelita Spats was the sort of person who would snatch it from your hands anyway.
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Well, the climax of the movie goes like this: A big gala birthday party is being held for a gangster named "Spats".
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The world has already been saved by Henry "Spats" Paulson and his sidekicks, Benny and the Bernackees.
Booman Tribune 2009
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When the Chicago gangsters, led by 'Spats' Columbo (Raft) spot them, the duo flee for their lives.
AvaxHome RSS: 2008
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Spats between owners and management companies erupt sometimes when hotel managers lose money for owners.
Fierce Fight Over Hawaiian Hotel Escalates Alexandra Berzon 2011
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Spats over market access have been endemic to the U.S.
U.S. Firms, China Are Locked in Major War Over Technology John Bussey 2011
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Spats over eating where, when, how we do it are just as likely to happen to grown-ups as children, especially grown-ups in a relationship, who eat together a lot.
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Spats between Russia and its neighbors Belarus and Ukraine resulted in interruptions of natural-gas supplies to the Czech Republic in the past two winters, raising questions about Russia's reliability.
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Spats of drill or box-cloth were in black, drab or white, and covered the top of shoe and ankle, fastened with four buttons and a strap and buckle under the foot.
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Spats broke out before the event: Groups of lawyers fought over email about which of two downtown hotels they should occupy.
Lawyers Vie at Toyota Hearing Dionne Searcey 2010
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