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- noun Plural form of
mine . - verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
mine .
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'My boys, never work in the mines' yahooBuzzArticleHeadline = '\'My boys, never work in the mines\' '; yahooBuzzArticleSummary =' Article: Just after Powell Harmon implored his family to love Jesus, he scrawled, My boys, never work in the mines.
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In one game, my son's avatar reached an untimely death, and exploded in "mines" planted by other team members (who play virtually from around the world).
Miguel Guhlin: In Loco Parentis Miguel Guhlin 2010
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In My Sister, My Love: The Intimate Story of Skyler Rampike, the incomparable Oates once again mines the depths of the sinister yet comic malaise at the heart of our contemporary culture.
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Unless the geologic situation of Welsh coal mines is so different than that of West Virginian coal mines that the two are dug and operated in completely distinct ways.
The Volokh Conspiracy » The Supreme Court’s Entrance, Justice Breyer, and Foreign Law 2010
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Like canaries in mines -- providing early warnings -- an increasing number of progressives reacted to politically toxic gases.
Norman Solomon: Progressive Canaries in a Political Mine Norman Solomon 2010
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Like canaries in mines -- providing early warnings -- an increasing number of progressives reacted to politically toxic gases.
Norman Solomon: Progressive Canaries in a Political Mine Norman Solomon 2010
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Just how long she can go before working in the mines is uncertain.
Hunger Games (copy) ____Maggie 2009
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After high school, Flannigan trained as an S2 Reconnaissance officer for the Marines, specializing in mines, booby traps, camouflage and stealth movement.
Heroes or Villains? 2010
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Just how long she can go before working in the mines is uncertain.
Archive 2009-05-01 ____Maggie 2009
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Like canaries in mines -- providing early warnings -- an increasing number of progressives reacted to politically toxic gases.
Norman Solomon: Progressive Canaries in a Political Mine Norman Solomon 2010
abraxaszugzwang commented on the word mines
as in, "that sangwich is mines."
January 31, 2007