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  • According to Lombardo, Eddie Davis, on first seeing olive-skinned and swarthy Louis Prima and knowing that he came from New Orleans, had simply assumed that he was a black man.

    A Renegade History of the United States Thaddeus Russell 2010

  • They are solid olive-skinned women, quietly issuing prayers from between their broad lips.

    Between Expectations Md Meghan Maclean Weir 2011

  • When I consider Mary's life as it was actually lived, however, and the earthly reality of this olive-skinned, dark-eyed daughter of Israel who struggled to survive in a hardscrabble, politically oppressed society, a different image emerges.

    Judith Dupre: The Many Faces of Mary (PHOTOS) Judith Dupre 2010

  • David got a little worried when he walked into the office—Rahm was a fierce-looking soldier, tall, olive-skinned, and impressively muscled.

    The Omega Theory Mark Alpert 2011

  • When I consider Mary's life as it was actually lived, however, and the earthly reality of this olive-skinned, dark-eyed daughter of Israel who struggled to survive in a hardscrabble, politically oppressed society, a different image emerges.

    Judith Dupre: The Many Faces of Mary (PHOTOS) Judith Dupre 2010

  • The sheikh introduces me to my traveling companions for the next several days: Fareed Hassan, a green-eyed guide; Abbas, our olive-skinned, tie-wearing driver; and the white-turbaned and -robed Hakkim, a liaison officer from the Ministry of Information, on board to be sure I don't somehow breach national security.

    Richard Bangs: Bahrain: Once Was Paradise Richard Bangs 2011

  • The sheikh introduces me to my traveling companions for the next several days: Fareed Hassan, a green-eyed guide; Abbas, our olive-skinned, tie-wearing driver; and the white-turbaned and -robed Hakkim, a liaison officer from the Ministry of Information, on board to be sure I don't somehow breach national security.

    Richard Bangs: Bahrain: Once Was Paradise Richard Bangs 2011

  • They are solid olive-skinned women, quietly issuing prayers from between their broad lips.

    Between Expectations Md Meghan Maclean Weir 2011

  • The sheikh introduces me to my traveling companions for the next several days: Fareed Hassan, a green-eyed guide; Abbas, our olive-skinned, tie-wearing driver; and the white-turbaned and -robed Hakkim, a liaison officer from the Ministry of Information, on board to be sure I don't somehow breach national security.

    Richard Bangs: Bahrain: Once Was Paradise Richard Bangs 2011

  • Sancha from "The Pool of the Black One" (note, an olive-skinned female), who's had to deal with a lot in her life, rallies the pirates to charge the enemy when Conan's in dire need.

    intertribal: hope I don't break my arm falling out of the treehouse intertribal 2010

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