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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A type of rose bearing large, long-stemmed purplish-red flowers.
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Examples
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We have to remember that amongst Sam Mendes' films such as American Beauty, Revolutionary Road and Away We Go, we have Road to Perdition, Jarhead Filmstalker review, and the upcoming Preacher, and these films are the ones that should pull something into Bond.
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Mendes, who last worked with Spacey 12 years ago on American Beauty, presents his modern-dress version as a series of punchy episodes, each overhung by an illuminated title – "The Citizens", "Clarence", "Lady Anne".
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She was deep in conversation for much of the dinner with teenage actress Thora Birch, then the saucer-eyed sensation of movies like American Beauty.
Phil Bronstein: Elizabeth Taylor's Passion Phil Bronstein 2011
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She was deep in conversation for much of the dinner with teenage actress Thora Birch, then the saucer-eyed sensation of movies like American Beauty.
Phil Bronstein: Elizabeth Taylor's Passion Phil Bronstein 2011
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She was deep in conversation for much of the dinner with teenage actress Thora Birch, then the saucer-eyed sensation of movies like American Beauty.
Phil Bronstein: Elizabeth Taylor's Passion Phil Bronstein 2011
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Mendes, who last worked with Spacey 12 years ago on American Beauty, presents his modern-dress version as a series of punchy episodes, each overhung by an illuminated title – "The Citizens", "Clarence", "Lady Anne".
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She was deep in conversation for much of the dinner with teenage actress Thora Birch, then the saucer-eyed sensation of movies like American Beauty.
Phil Bronstein: Elizabeth Taylor's Passion Phil Bronstein 2011
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If you don't know them, I'd prefer you start with CDs of American Beauty and Workingmansdead.
Michael Giltz: DVDs: Musicpalooza with Peter Gabriel, Pearl Jam, Willie Nelson, Ray Charles and More! Michael Giltz 2011
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She was deep in conversation for much of the dinner with teenage actress Thora Birch, then the saucer-eyed sensation of movies like American Beauty.
Phil Bronstein: Elizabeth Taylor's Passion Phil Bronstein 2011
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It's the third film to win three awards, tying American Beauty and Chicago.
The Help, Modern Family and Boardwalk Empire Win SAG Awards 2012
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