Oates
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Joyce Carol, born 1938, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
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Titus, 1649–1705, English conspirator and Anglican priest: instigator of the Popish Plot scare.
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Captain Lawrence Edward Grace . 1880–1912, English explorer. He died on Scott's second Antarctic expedition
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Titus. (ˈtaɪtəs). 1649–1705, English conspirator. He fabricated the Popish Plot (1678), a supposed Catholic conspiracy to kill Charles II, burn London, and massacre Protestants. His perjury caused the execution of many innocent Catholics
Example Sentences
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John Oates, known as Harry, was jogging along a public footpath in Cumbria when he came into contact with a low-hanging live cable.
From BBC
Other novels have come before — Joyce Carol Oates’ memorable if wildly fictionalized “Blonde,” for example — not to mention the avalanche of nonfiction that has been written since Marilyn burst onto the scene.
From Los Angeles Times
Martin and Joyce Carol Oates “quarantine” themselves so other voices don’t creep into their work, as was the case with McCarthy and J.D.
From Los Angeles Times
“I think I’m gonna do another Hall and Oates song,” he says.
Joyce Carol Oates was grateful someone was reading her books.
From Los Angeles Times
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