patter
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On Wednesday, March 4, passengers awoke to find the daily newsletter, Princess Patter, announcing “some of the day’s onboard highlights,” including: A speech about dolphins in the Princess Theater.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 23, 2020
Van Patter just wants the rubble removed - before his child starts toddling around.
From Washington Times • Oct. 13, 2018
When the Panthers needed someone to keep their finances, David recommended a white friend named Betty Van Patter.
From New York Times • Jul. 22, 2017
In late 1974, he asked a woman from Ramparts named Betty Van Patter to be a bookkeeper for a school run by the Panthers in Oakland.
From The New Yorker • Feb. 22, 2016
Patter of hounds’ feet, men’s feet, woke the boar as they came up—and from his woody ambush with razor back bristling and raging eyes he trotted and stood at bay.
From "The Odyssey" by Homer
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