spanner
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He was replaced for one play by true freshman Deuce Spanner, before limping back onto the field.
From Washington Times • Oct. 31, 2020
After listening to Davis, Judge Bruce Spanner said he didn’t wish the attorney ill will but that two children in the case will suffer a lifetime of stress, distrust and self-esteem struggles.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 9, 2020
“But another anatomist named Spanner did make bodies into soap,” he told me.
From Slate • Dec. 10, 2017
“We took it very seriously,” says jury foreman Huw Spanner, a 51-year-old writer and editor.
From Time • Oct. 24, 2011
"Let me introduce you—Mr. Redhill, Mr. Spanner, you have heard of Mr. Spanner, the celebrated author and stage-manager?"
From The King of Schnorrers Grotesques and Fantasies by Zangwill, Israel
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