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Love 'em or hate 'em, good or bad, they're a big part of our lives and all are striving for the ultimate accolade … to be known as The Doyen of their field.
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Love 'em or hate 'em, good or bad, they're a big part of our lives and all are striving for the ultimate accolade … to be known as The Doyen of their field.
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"Doyen," the Commander said carefully, "when you planned your secession, were you in contact with anyone outside the Empire?"
The Fate of the Phoenix Culbreath, Myrna 1979
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It was posited by the Central Intelligence Agency's Don Burke, who is a leading proponent of the intelligence community's version of Wikipedia and has the official title "Intellipedia Doyen".
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It was posited by the Central Intelligence Agency's Don Burke, who is a leading proponent of the intelligence community's version of Wikipedia and has the official title "Intellipedia Doyen".
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The university faculty all referred to each other using their titles, and the dean was always referred to as Monsieur le Doyen.
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Follow Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen on Twitter: www. twitter.com/TheBradBlog
Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen: Green News Report -- November 17, 2009 (Audio) 2009
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His mates, in the Army, they had a loyal soldier in Gregroy, said Doyen Dunkley, a family friend.
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Follow Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen on Twitter: www. twitter.com/TheBradBlog
Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen: Green News Report -- December 3, 2009 (Audio) 2009
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The name suggest something wild, like Muscs Kublai Khan; the nose is Isabelle Doyen, responsible for Lez Nez' l'Antimatiere, a perfume so etherial some cannot discern it.
Perfume Review: Annick Goutal Musc Nomade Marina Geigert 2008
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