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894:on 21 September 2008 – via Bartleby.com.
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980:(January–March 1921), Vol. 308, p. 346.
888:The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy
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1439:O'Neill, Brendan (24 December 2013).
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1154:Chaudhuri, Supriya (6 October 2002).
824:List of French expressions in English
725:Sea of Japan radar targeting incident
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1018:Bristow, Joseph, ed. (28 May 2013).
1076:University of North Carolina Press
233:In French, one of the meanings of
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995:The Kidnapping of Edgardo Mortara
819:Lists of landmark court decisions
766:Murder of Moïse Mugenyi Kabagambe
713:Causeway Bay Books disappearances
697:extradition, United Kingdom, 2011
691:'s self-immolation, Tunisia, 2010
595:'s impending trial in Aspen, 1977
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32:Cause célèbre (disambiguation)
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727:, Japan and South Korea, 2018
621:Murder of the Goldmark family
482:appeals, United States, 1920s
363:Ireland Shakespeare forgeries
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552:Killing of Johnny Stompanato
501:St. Valentine's Day Massacre
1156:"The man who would be king"
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646:Murder of Stephen Lawrence
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252:Nouvelles Causes Célèbres
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737:Murder of Sarah Everard
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311:Edward IV of England
304:Tour de Nesle affair
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673:, New Zealand, 2004
671:Bain family murders
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616:, Yugoslavia, 1985
527:Derek Bentley case
480:Sacco and Vanzetti
383:case, France, 1840
297:Becket controversy
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