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anent

[uh-nent] / əˈnɛnt /




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But in the same vein, he can get in some telling jabs: Oxbridge philosophers, to be cursory, Are products of a middle-class nursery: Their arguments are anent What Nanny really meant.

From Time Magazine Archive

He had also protested vigorously comments by Arthur Brisbane and the late Will Rogers anent holding companies.

From Time Magazine Archive

Sirs: Congratulations on your stunning article anent Anita Colby.

From Time Magazine Archive

Letters anent your choice . . . show a foggy ignorance of the tremendous burden of the crown .

From Time Magazine Archive

These bans an’ wafts an’ boh-ghosts an’ barguests an’ bogles an’ all anent them is only fit to set bairns an’ dizzy women a-belderin’.

From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker




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