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NCIS managed to eavesdrop on phone calls Wright made to his mother, Valerie Burgess.

Calls to Burgess to comment on this story were not returned.

“This is a prestigious panel, an all-star group,” Rep. Michael Burgess (R-TX) gushed of the five people sitting before him.

Her attention to language—and the breakdown of language—invites comparisons to writers like Anthony Burgess and Lewis Carroll.

In any case, Burgess likes to rail against these pushy liberals and their tricky, communistic light bulbs.

They having first in the tavern made Mr. Waith also a burgess, he coming in while we were drinking.

In another way also the “foreigners” who were members of the Merchant Gild were useful to the burgess-members of it.

In 1888, the lovers of racing pinned their faith to the 30-foot class, and Burgess's fame rose higher and higher.

We cross the bridge and find another on the south bank near the toll-house and Burgess's tavern.

A little while ago, at the Palladium, there was a Moore and Burgess revival.

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On this page you'll find 28 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to burgess, such as: inhabitant, national, resident, taxpayer, burgher, and civilian.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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