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pawn
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pawn
a chessman of the lowest theoretical value, limited to forward moves of one square at a time with the option of two squares on its initial move: it captures with a diagonal move only
pawn
A covered passageway or gallery.
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But what strikes me in the tone of the Ensign apologists is the casting of his problems as Òa personal matter,Ó as if to ignore that his dalliance came with a staffer he had his parents pay off and whose husband he pawned off on businesses he regulated.
FLASHPOINT by Staff / Las Vegas Sun
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms is considering a request to officially recognize the Antelope Valley region as a viticulture area, which would enable wines made from grapes grown in that specific area to be labeled as such and prohibit lesser grapes from being pawned off as the real thing.
REGION SEEKING CHANGE OF STATUS by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
They charge that children are quickly snatched and then pawned off to other families, while their parents are left virtually powerless.
FAMILY AFFAIR ADOPTION DAY SUCCESS, IN SPITE OF PROTESTERS by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
 
 
 
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