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- noun Plural form of
people . (already a plural form) - a race, group or nationality. - verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
people .
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- noun the human beings of a particular nation or community or ethnic group
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Examples
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Bush and his generals substituting their judgment for the American peoples 'in Iraq yahooBuzzArticleHeadline =' Bush and his generals substituting their judgment for the American peoples\ 'in Iraq'; yahooBuzzArticleSummary = 'Article: Generals will always find a \'way forward\' on the battlefield, but it should be the determination of our civilian leadership - which carries their mandate directly from the American people - just who our forces will be tasked with laying down their lives to defend or fight against; not the military. '
Bush and his generals substituting their judgment for the American peoples' in Iraq 2007
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Marquez should have been fighting in Vegas on a pay per view card but he had to take it to Juan's home town and beat him up on a boxing after dark telecast what a true champ he is what we call the peoples champ.
East Side Boxing 2009
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Marquez should have been fighting in Vegas on a pay per view card but he had to take it to Juan's home town and beat him up on a boxing after dark telecast what a true champ he is what we call the peoples champ.
East Side Boxing 2009
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Ninety percent of Americans are employed and more than 9o percent of homeowners pay their mortgages, Hart noted, but the real issue is the space it takes in peoples 'fear and uncertainty.
Foreclosure freeze leads to uneasy politics for Democrats Steven Mufson 2010
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Ninety percent of Americans are employed and more than 9o percent of homeowners pay their mortgages, Hart noted, but the real issue is the space it takes in peoples 'fear and uncertainty.
Foreclosure freeze leads to uneasy politics for Democrats Steven Mufson 2010
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This world consists of two great and vastly different empires: to the north lies Tierra, to the south Uraba, and linking the two peoples is the melting pot of a city, Ishalem.
“The Edge of the World” by Kevin J. Anderson (Orbit, 2009) « The BookBanter Blog 2010
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This world consists of two great and vastly different empires: to the north lies Tierra, to the south Uraba, and linking the two peoples is the melting pot of a city, Ishalem.
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Ninety percent of Americans are employed and more than 9o percent of homeowners pay their mortgages, Hart noted, but the real issue is the space it takes in peoples 'fear and uncertainty.
Foreclosure freeze leads to uneasy politics for Democrats Steven Mufson 2010
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Word has begun to spread of these invading peoples from the distant east known as Huns, led by a man known as Attila.
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Word has begun to spread of these invading peoples from the distant east known as Huns, led by a man known as Attila.
wolfy commented on the word peoples
It's actaully a REAL word! My daughter owes me an apology! Gonna "nah,nah" her when she gets home. :D
January 25, 2007