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We were in a restaurant called Shun Lee West it has a total of 11 letters.
The G.O.D. Experiments Gary E. Schwartz 2006
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How was it that the dynasty could endure for so long, although the Manchus were not numerous, although the first Manchu ruler (Fu Lin, known under the rule name Shun-chih; 1644-1662) was a psychopathic youth, although there were princes of the Ming dynasty ruling in South China, and although there were strong groups of rebels all over the country?
A History of China Wolfram Eberhard 1949
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T'ang dynasty it was called Pei-p'ing Fu; and afterward became known as Shun-t'ien Fu -- but that was after the city now called Peking was built.
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"Shun" in the first admonition is harsh and has a christianist overlay, so I would substitute "avoid".
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"Shun" in the first admonition is harsh and has a christianist overlay, so I would substitute "avoid".
Archive 2010-03-01 2010
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"'Shun," screamed the Sergeant Major, his expression fixed on my socks with a kind of satanic premonition.
An Autobiography Peter, Ustinov 1977
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When I sez "'Shun" I want fingers _straight down_.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 152, April 25, 1917 Various
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[See legend elsewhere.] "Shun'-ta, Hun'-ta (the eye), Watching Eye.
Myths and Legends of California and the Old Southwest Katharine Berry [Editor] Judson
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Shun anyone who doesn't follow fatty and Shammity's Mein Kampf.
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But I guess the one thing would be my Shun knives.
Maria Rodale: A Visit to My Kitchen: Laura Klein from Organic Authority Maria Rodale 2011
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