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- proper noun A
diminutive of the femalegiven name Abigail . - proper noun A British
surname .
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Of late years the community has undertaken the spiritual care of three parishes in the vicinity of the abbey. (b) St. Anselm's Abbey and
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 2: Assizes-Browne 1840-1916 1913
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Abbey road scobleizer RT @achrisevans: @nationaltrust - save #Abbey Road - can we make this a global please!
Gaea Times (by Simple Thoughts) Breaking News and incisive views 24/7 Gregory Katz 2010
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They said the 7G are legion and they would leave the Ashwood Abbey alone if they agreed to the following terms: they want a map to show where the Abbey is active so that they don't get in each other's way again.
Hunter nathreee 2010
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[Page 39] tute in Abbey Street, Dublin, adding to it a part of the site of the old Morgue, and by rebuilding and reconstructing turned it into what has since been known as the Abbey Theatre, giving us the free use of it together with an annual subsidy for a term of years.
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The solemn grandeur of the Abbey is a severe and potent rebuke of modern materialistic ideas.
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So basically Joe Abbey is the worst campaign manager ... since me?
Not Larry Sabato: 2009
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A letter in Abbey News manages to misinterpret the New Westminster vs ANiC court ruling with such wilful plodding determination that it is difficult to se it as anything other than a clumsy spin:
Spinning the New Westminster vs. ANiC court ruling « Anglican Samizdat 2009
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Not to mention, Abbey is known as a tried and true space shuttle hugger.
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So basically Joe Abbey is the worst campaign manager ... since me?
Awesome. 2009
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Anyhow Joe Abbey is a decent, smart person and was the best thing Deeds has done.
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