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- noun a unit of pressure equal to 0.001316 atmosphere; named after Torricelli
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Examples
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In Indianapolis, State Rep. Jerry Torr, the Republican sponsor of the legislation pending there, said becoming a right-to-work state would attract jobs.
Indiana Workers Protest Labor Bill Thomas Burton 2011
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Those kids and the amusement park … could the kids be the ‘babies’, Tarra and Torr, from Sword Quest?
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In front of the Sea Queen VII, last week, 35 year old Vince Torr, a Chinese fishing boat mate in a white t-shirt, cargo shorts and rubber boots, called out Stripers!
Aram Roston: Deadliest Catch Brooklyn Style: The Fish You Catch in New York City Aram Roston 2010
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The bill's author, Republican Rep. Jerry Torr, has said it is an effort to draw employers to the state and create jobs.
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In front of the Sea Queen VII, last week, 35 year old Vince Torr, a Chinese fishing boat mate in a white t-shirt, cargo shorts and rubber boots, called out Stripers!
Aram Roston: Deadliest Catch Brooklyn Style: The Fish You Catch in New York City Aram Roston 2010
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In front of the Sea Queen VII, last week, 35 year old Vince Torr, a Chinese fishing boat mate in a white t-shirt, cargo shorts and rubber boots, called out Stripers!
Aram Roston: Deadliest Catch Brooklyn Style: The Fish You Catch in New York City Aram Roston 2010
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"Sensory Crossovers" makes the opposite mistake, taking a New Mexicentric viewpoint that privileges Georgia O'Keeffe and her Stieglitzian friends (Arthur Dove, Helen Torr, Charles Demuth, Burchfield), for instance, or the Taos couple Louis Ribak and Beatrice Mandelman over equally apposite practitioners such as Fischinger and Russell.
Peter Frank: Blague d'Art: Moving Pictures, Frozen Music Peter Frank 2010
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"Sensory Crossovers" makes the opposite mistake, taking a New Mexicentric viewpoint that privileges Georgia O'Keeffe and her Stieglitzian friends (Arthur Dove, Helen Torr, Charles Demuth, Burchfield), for instance, or the Taos couple Louis Ribak and Beatrice Mandelman over equally apposite practitioners such as Fischinger and Russell.
Peter Frank: Blague d'Art: Moving Pictures, Frozen Music Peter Frank 2010
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"Being a right to work state would bring jobs to Indiana," said Republican State Rep. Jerry Torr, a sponsor of the right-to-work measure in Indiana.
It's Crunch Time for Organized Labor Neil King Jr. 2011
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In front of the Sea Queen VII, last week, 35 year old Vince Torr, a Chinese fishing boat mate in a white t-shirt, cargo shorts and rubber boots, called out Stripers!
Aram Roston: Deadliest Catch Brooklyn Style: The Fish You Catch in New York City Aram Roston 2010
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