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Examples
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I find it interesting that you use the term "Frisson" to describe the delightfuly obscene thrill experienced by the Media staffers you write about.
AMERICAN DIGEST 2008
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Peter Thiel had recently opened a nightclub and restaurant in San Francisco called Frisson.
The Facebook Effect David Kirkpatrick 2010
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Yannick Dahan (before being The Horde director) was doing a TV show about "genre movies" called "Operation Frisson".
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They do it for cheap thrills–“Frisson” in French, I believe.
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 I hope Frisson doesn't forget that aspect of the book, because it's the best part.
What I bought – 7 November 2007 | Comics Should Be Good! @ Comic Book Resources 2007
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 I say I'm not entirely convinced it's worth it because occasionally it feels like the writer - Jerry Frisson - is trying too hard.
What I bought – 7 November 2007 | Comics Should Be Good! @ Comic Book Resources 2007
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Frisson inducing - flipping back and forth between the photos.
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Frisson - this place left a bad taste in my mouth.
Dine About Town.... anne 2006
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Frisson is owned by Peter Thiel of Clarium Capital/Founders Fund, one of the investors in Powerset.
PowerHype At Powerset Michael Arrington 2005
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Frisson: Thanks to French for this word meaning that sudden, involuntary shiver we might feel at times of great emotion.
www.startribune.com 2012
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