Definitions
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- proper noun biblical The fifteenth book of the
Old Testament and a book of theHebrew Tanakh . - proper noun A
Jewish high priest from the fifth century. - proper noun A male
given name of biblical origin.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a Jewish priest and scribe sent by the Persian king to restore Jewish law and worship in Jerusalem
- noun an Old Testament book telling of a rabbi's efforts in the 5th century BC to reconstitute Jewish law and worship in Jerusalem after the Babylonian Captivity
Etymologies
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Examples
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Ezra is listening politely and skeptically to the rationalizations offered by Politico.
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Bernie Farber isn't exactly my best friend either, but the invective that has been flung his way by Ezra is beyond indecent.
Archive 2009-09-01 2009
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But in fact, Ezra is expressing the core belief of those on the left -- that "we" know what's right, but we are thwarted by "they" (they being special interests).
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Even Ezra is being a bit more honest about the realities of this.
Matthew Yglesias » CQ Study Shows Obama’s Legislative Strategy is Working 2010
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Now, the last thing I'd call Ezra is a self-hater.
Archive 2009-09-01 2009
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“Even Ezra is being a bit more honest about the realities of this.”
Matthew Yglesias » CQ Study Shows Obama’s Legislative Strategy is Working 2010
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Ezra is a personable and engaging young man bursting with vigour and wonderful ideas to shake up the local literary landscape.
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Ezra is a personable and engaging young man bursting with vigour and wonderful ideas to shake up the local literary landscape.
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It seems to me that Ezra is being more than a bit of a self-promoting drama queen in this instance.
Here’s All I Have To Say On Ezra Levant Case « Unambiguously Ambidextrous 2008
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What Ezra is complaining about is the need for US foreign policy to be guided by an ethic of responsibility focused on whether or not our actions will, say, lead to massive chaos and bloodshed rather than a focus on “moral clarity” or whether or not our policy proposals are, in some sense, grounded in high ideals.
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