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  • She UNICORN POINT 1287 thought he was going to come up with some new and stren - uous sexual activity.

    Here There Are Monsters 2010

  • The question is whether there is anyone out there who really thinks “tortious” is spelled “-uous” or merely a lot of lazy people who rely too heavily on autocorrect.

    The Volokh Conspiracy » Tortious vs. Tortuous 2009

  • The Love Letter 1861 was more am­big­uous, but it certainly suggested that Rebecca was an artist of her high Victorian time.

    Archive 2008-12-01 Hels 2008

  • The Love Letter 1861 was more am­big­uous, but it certainly suggested that Rebecca was an artist of her high Victorian time.

    Rebecca Solomon - artist Hels 2008

  • Verging on the ma'ternal, her expression was disarming, yet Riddick sensed this female creature was anything but ingen-uous.

    The Chronicles of Riddick Foster, Alan Dean, 1946- 2004

  • She'd already completed ten lengths, hoping that stren uous exercise would clear her mind and calm the agony of emotional confusion raging inside her.

    The Tycoon's Mistress Craven, Sara 2000

  • She'd already completed ten lengths, hoping that stren uous exercise would clear her mind and calm the agony of emotional confusion raging inside her.

    The Tycoon's Mistress Craven, Sara 2000

  • She UNICORN POINT 1287 thought he was going to come up with some new and stren - uous sexual activity.

    Unicorn Point Anthony, Piers 1989

  • But sleaze is the axis of the Tenderloin and the misery there outweighs the innoc-uous entertainments.

    Cold Copper Tears Cook, Glen 1988

  • Halley discovered that the latitude of three conspic - uous stars had altered perceptibly since antiquity.

    Dictionary of the History of Ideas EDWARD ROSEN 1968

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