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  • He jumped to his feet and, though no one had heard more than a raspy whisper from his tired voice that day, he blasted out an "omm" so loud that it drowned out the priest, and he continued without stopping for five minutes.

    1968 the Year that Rocked the World Kurlansky, Mark 2004

  • I once read somewhere the marketing concept that you wanna see the guy, you wanna be the girl - from that I'm guessing that girls on the covers make readers kinda wanna be them so it's ok not to see their face or have them in silhouette that gives them some anonymity ... but the guys on the covers, omm nom nom nom.

    Angels' Blood Countdown: Lora Leigh - Nauti Intentions ARC Nalini Singh 2009

  • Janina Masojada and Andrew Makin from omm design workshop, and Paul

    ANC Daily News Briefing 2006

  • The “omm” seemed to drop out as he did a double take.

    The Welkening Gregory Spencer 2004

  • The “omm” seemed to drop out as he did a double take.

    The Welkening Gregory Spencer 2004

  • The “omm” seemed to drop out as he did a double take.

    The Welkening Gregory Spencer 2004

  • They sounded strange at first, primitive utterances like “ugg” and “uhh” and “omm.”

    Manchild in the Promised Land Claude Brown 1965

  • I'm proud of what I'm doing, and I feel I owe it to my country because Masr di omm el-donia, faalan [referring to the common proverb 'Egypt is the mother of the world'] - seriously, regardless of everything, it is such an amazing country full of amazing people.

    unknown title 2009

  • Somehow drowned in this "omm-ing" (popular in new mothers 'groups where organic soy-milk coffee is served) is the fact that the whole point of giving birth is to produce a healthy baby and mum.

    Australian Politics 2009

  • Julian Sambles from @TelegraphNews talking about acquisition through SEO #omm architecturepassion "Amanda Baillieu has laid bare her utter contempt for environmentalism but failed to construct a solid argument"

    Gaea Times (by Simple Thoughts) Breaking News and incisive views 24/7 2009

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