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  • Ensconced in her new marriage to Henry Francis, she remained bitter about Don, impatient with her kids -- especially daughter Sally who was having a hard time with her parents 'divorce -- and generally unpleasant (she exhibits an unjustified viciousness in the season finale that seems designed to make the audience -- and even her new husband -- turn on her).

    Danny Miller: June Cleaver vs. Betty Draper Danny Miller 2010

  • Ensconced in her new marriage to Henry Francis, she remained bitter about Don, impatient with her kids -- especially daughter Sally who was having a hard time with her parents 'divorce -- and generally unpleasant (she exhibits an unjustified viciousness in the season finale that seems designed to make the audience -- and even her new husband -- turn on her).

    Danny Miller: June Cleaver vs. Betty Draper Danny Miller 2010

  • Ensconced upon the wall behind it were three smaller, hybrid-type young that were larval in aspect but yet possessed of a closer semblance to humanity than the progenitor.

    Abomination at the Shilkie Andrew Edwards 2011

  • Ensconced within these ecosystems are more than 40% of New York State's rare and endangered plant species.

    Marielle Anzelone: Nature in New York City Marielle Anzelone 2011

  • Ensconced in a quiet 14th-floor conference room with sweeping views of Boston, the 59-year-old Mr. Lange says, "Six months from now, I'll look like I'm a star."

    Can Anyone Steer This Ship? Eleanor Laise 2011

  • Ensconced within these ecosystems are more than 40% of New York State's rare and endangered plant species.

    Marielle Anzelone: Nature in New York City Marielle Anzelone 2011

  • Ensconced at First Lutheran Church in Back Bay, the venue provided some questionable Boston hospitality via the city's skinflint approach to parking — a meter maid was already lurking as I fed my quarters; the concert featured multiple announcements of which cars were in the process of being towed.

    Authentication keys Matthew Guerrieri 2009

  • Ensconced at First Lutheran Church in Back Bay, the venue provided some questionable Boston hospitality via the city's skinflint approach to parking — a meter maid was already lurking as I fed my quarters; the concert featured multiple announcements of which cars were in the process of being towed.

    Archive 2009-06-01 Matthew Guerrieri 2009

  • Ensconced within these ecosystems are more than 40% of New York State's rare and endangered plant species.

    Marielle Anzelone: Nature in New York City Marielle Anzelone 2011

  • Ensconced within these ecosystems are more than 40% of New York State's rare and endangered plant species.

    Marielle Anzelone: Nature in New York City Marielle Anzelone 2011

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