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- verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
allude .
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The name alludes to a Christian order of knights founded in 1118 in Jerusalem to protect pilgrims in the Holy Land after the First Crusade.
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But the origin of the word alludes to a much stronger tie:
Jerri Chou: Taking Back the Term 'Social' Jerri Chou 2011
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The name alludes to a Christian order of knights founded in 1118 in Jerusalem to protect pilgrims in the Holy Land after the First Crusade.
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But the origin of the word alludes to a much stronger tie:
Jerri Chou: Taking Back the Term 'Social' Jerri Chou 2011
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That the title alludes to a darkly comic Samuel Beckett novella may be a clue to the work's ambivalence the sketches are poignant yet unsentimental.
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As the title alludes, the movie is about a couple of bachelors who crash weddings by pretending to be people they're actually not in order to charm their way into one night stands with beautiful women.
Omar Baddar: Rape Conviction: a Preposterous Verdict and a Dangerous Precedent 2010
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As the title alludes, the movie is about a couple of bachelors who crash weddings by pretending to be people they're actually not in order to charm their way into one night stands with beautiful women.
Omar Baddar: Rape Conviction: a Preposterous Verdict and a Dangerous Precedent 2010
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The title alludes to the obscure nature of, not only Angola's diamond trade, but also the inescapable and enduring corruption in the oil industry.
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No. It's not City Comptroller William C. Thompson, Jr. 's widely anticipated victory over long shot New York City council member Tony Avella, in the Democratic mayoral Primary that the title alludes to.
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The title alludes to the fact that who knows what the future holds; perhaps tomorrow Batswana will be in the position of Zimbabweans so maybe its time for some empathy.
Archive 2009-02-01 Lauri 2009
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