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Instead, canai is a Malay word sometimes translated as "to knead," but, according to Kuala Lumpur tour guide and food historian Najib Ariffin, "more correctly meaning 'to stretch or push something pliable or elastic.'"
Roti Canai 2009
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Instead of the Greek word "ransom," Jesus, who spoke
The Johannine Writings 1851-1935 1908
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Instead of pronouncing the Latin words, "Introibo ad altare Dei" etc., the priest, with divine intuition, glanced at his three assistants, who represented all Christian France, and said, in words which effaced the penury and meanness of the hovel, "We enter now into the sanctuary of God."
Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 3 Charles Dudley Warner 1864
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'Instead' - Iamskoy closed the last step behind Arkady - 'why don't you throw your gun down?'
Gorky Park Smith, Martin Cruz, 1942- 1981
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Heal Canker Sores with Bacitracin Instead of Expensive Medications
From The Tips Box: App Purchases, Paragraphs, To-Do Time Limits | Lifehacker Australia 2010
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TONGUE TWISTER: “Lindsay Lohan Picked A Pumpkin Instead of Doing Drugs”.
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Whoops! just tried it (with one m and two m's), and couldn't get in - Instead, try Google (type in Strom Moving, and the top of the list should be theirs - then cllick on it directly - that should do it.
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Instead, the English words we hear most frequently from perfect strangers are "welcome" and "thank you."
Taken Aback by the Kindness of Strangers Stephen Kreider Yoder 2011
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Instead, that is, of falling so deep down the deficit hole that all the shovels in China can't dig us out.
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Instead, that is, of falling so deep down the deficit hole that all the shovels in China can't dig us out.
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