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  • See -esce.

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Examples

  • This will be in escence a six part movie, counting the next iron man, thor, hulk, captain america and of course the avengers.

    Sound Off: Iron Man - What Did You Think? « FirstShowing.net 2008

  • May 4th, 2010 at 8: 24 am the years go by without being able to let go memories of yesterday, absorving them, passing by and then returning, through the escence of a thousand jasmines all their warmth goes through, your lips seeking mine, summer night round the corner, drifting by till sunrise, sowing melodies in the neverending night,

    Federico Aubele – La Esquina « Esl Videos « Videos « Literacy News 2010

  • I wish Mr. Fowler had once, if but once, called me sister: it would have been such a kind acqui-escence, as would have given me some little pleasure on recollection.

    Sir Charles Grandison 2006

  • At times like that I feel like Tita, from "like water for chocolate" having the ability to pour the very escence of her emotions into her cooking.

    madrigle Diary Entry madrigle 2003

  • It was evident that the stones could be studied only with the aid and acqui-escence of the Parramati.

    The Howling Stones Foster, Alan Dean, 1946- 1997

  • The Herd Stallion, shirting to natural form, blew an accordion-chord of irritated acqui - escence.

    Juxtaposition Anthony, Piers 1982

  • The Herd Stallion, shirting to natural form, blew an accordion-chord of irritated acqui - escence.

    Juxtaposition Anthony, Piers 1982

  • I use the HTC Tytn II which has Windows Mobile and have installed a cool little program called WMWifiRouter which in escence turns the HSDPA connected phone into a Wifi Router ..

    Hushed Casket Recent Posts n00b 2010

  • I use the HTC Tytn II which has Windows Mobile and have installed a cool little program called WMWifiRouter which in escence turns the HSDPA connected phone into a Wifi Router ..

    Hushed Casket Recent Posts n00b 2010

  • I use the HTC Tytn II which has Windows Mobile and have installed a cool little program called WMWifiRouter which in escence turns the HSDPA connected phone into a Wifi Router ..

    Hushed Casket Recent Posts 2010

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