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It is significant that this was happening in Detroit, the once-proud capital of industrialization via the automobile.
Why I Garden Olga Bonfiglio 2010
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Their once-proud ground game ranked just 19th in the NFL last season; more importantly, they weren't able to run when they wanted or needed to, such as in short yardage, red zone or to try to hold fourth-quarter leads.
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I wondered what would happen to those 6,000 of us still there, the remnant of the 39,000 Jews who had formed this once-proud community -- that is, until the rioting sent people packing, many headed for the newly established State of Israel.
David Harris: Letter from a Forgotten Jew David Harris 2010
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After quite a run at Stanford, Harbaugh will head some 10 miles along the 101 freeway from Stanford to turn around a once-proud franchise that is desperate to become a contender again right away.
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I wondered what would happen to those 6,000 of us still there, the remnant of the 39,000 Jews who had formed this once-proud community -- that is, until the rioting sent people packing, many headed for the newly established State of Israel.
David Harris: Letter from a Forgotten Jew* David Harris 2010
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I wondered what would happen to those 6,000 of us still there, the remnant of the 39,000 Jews who had formed this once-proud community -- that is, until the rioting sent people packing, many headed for the newly established State of Israel.
David Harris: Letter from a Forgotten Jew David Harris 2010
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I wondered what would happen to those 6,000 of us still there, the remnant of the 39,000 Jews who had formed this once-proud community -- that is, until the rioting sent people packing, many headed for the newly established State of Israel.
David Harris: Letter from a Forgotten Jew* David Harris 2010
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It was an aged norn male, his once-proud figure stooped a bit, his head bald, his eyes enfolded in rings.
GuildWars Edge of Destiny J. Robert King 2011
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I wondered what would happen to those 6,000 of us still there, the remnant of the 39,000 Jews who had formed this once-proud community -- that is, until the rioting sent people packing, many headed for the newly established State of Israel.
David Harris: Letter from a Forgotten Jew David Harris 2010
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After quite a run at Stanford, Harbaugh will head some 10 miles along the 101 freeway from Stanford to turn around a once-proud franchise that is desperate to become a contender again right away.
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