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It should be noted, however, that because of the Griffin Debacle, there was extraordinary interest in the process this time around.
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There's a new hi-def digital short film called Debacle that Nike is letting you download for about a week more.
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When I had done, Zola assured me that since the "Debacle" he was happy to say that he receives numerous such letters from England.
The Idler Magazine, Volume III, June 1893 An Illustrated Monthly Various
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I was violently attacked when the 'Debacle' appeared.
The Idler Magazine, Volume III, June 1893 An Illustrated Monthly Various
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Continuing to look among the letters, I picked one from an English lady, expressing the sincere hope that the "Debacle" would bear fruit, that the lesson it taught would be a warning to France, and save the nation from the errors it had fallen into during the Empire.
The Idler Magazine, Volume III, June 1893 An Illustrated Monthly Various
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"How does your 'Debacle' sell now, _cher maitre_?"
The Idler Magazine, Volume III, June 1893 An Illustrated Monthly Various
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German captain quartered at Sedan, in Zola's "Debacle," who, while conscious of the strength behind him, yet wanted his involuntary hosts to know that he, too, had been to Paris and knew how to be a galant homme.
Antwerp to Gallipoli A Year of the War on Many Fronts—and Behind Them Arthur Ruhl 1905
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If the ID folks were themselves intelligently designed then, after their last go-round with Nick aka Debacle in Dover, you’d have to figure they’d make extra darn sure to eliminate every single rough draft of this new text.
Don't teach ID -- at least not until our textbook is published - The Panda's Thumb 2007
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If the ID folks were themselves intelligently designed then, after their last go-round with Nick aka Debacle in Dover, you’d have to figure they’d make extra darn sure to eliminate every single rough draft of this new text.
Don't teach ID -- at least not until our textbook is published - The Panda's Thumb 2007
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