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- noun Plural form of
great .
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This nostalgic nod to the late greats is lightweight, but adorable.
Fern Siegel: Stage Door: Mrs. Warren's Profession, Alphabetical Order, The Most Ridiculous Thing You Ever Hoid Fern Siegel 2010
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This nostalgic nod to the late greats is lightweight, but adorable.
Fern Siegel: Stage Door: Mrs. Warren's Profession, Alphabetical Order, The Most Ridiculous Thing You Ever Hoid Fern Siegel 2010
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I'm sure your definition of the greats is different from mine and that's okay.
MIND MELD: Anime Film Favorites (+ The Top 14 Anime Films of All Time!) 2010
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Yeah, it's good alright, and there's a lot of hype, but to say it's going to top off the all time greats, is not even realistic.
The Dark Knight Currently Ranked #1 on IMDb's Top 250!! « FirstShowing.net 2008
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So many other good books and authors mentioned in the above comments, as well as all those wonderful science-fiction greats from the '40s-'60s plus Lustbader's SF and thrillers.
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In 1990, comic artist and editor Mark Chiarello painted portraits of baseball greats from the Negro Leagues.
Boing Boing 2008
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His victory "is one of New Zealand's greatest sporting achievements," Prime Minister Helen Clark said, according to the Associated Press, "and his place as one of New Zealand's sporting greats is cemented."
USATODAY.com - Campbell bests faltering Goosen, surging Tiger at U.S. Open 2005
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LONG BEACH As the U.S. swimming greats from the past gathered for a luncheon at the Olympic trials the other day, one of them was missing.
USATODAY.com - Babashoff had mettle to speak out about steroids 2004
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Oh, comparison to those greats is wildest dreams type stuff.
Quiet for a change kisobel 2003
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Given the diligent classicism of Ian Broudie's pop template -- its borrowings from and canonisation of past "greats" -- it's unsurprising how few risks he took.
AvaxHome 2010
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