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Annie Oakley

[ohk-lee] / ˈoʊk li /


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On a horrible day this past August, my cattle dog, Annie Oakley Tater Tot, died of liver failure.

From Slate ● Dec. 9, 2023

"We would often get visits from Terry when he was in the navy," said Terry's cousin Annie Oakley, who now lives in Australia.

From BBC ● Jul. 3, 2022

It is a stance evocative of Annie Oakley, the sharpshooting protofeminist 19th-century rodeo queen whose image is tattooed across the whole of TJ’s back.

From New York Times ● Sep. 18, 2018

Annie Get Your Gun A mini-marathon of classic American musicals includes this 1950 adaptation of Irving Berlin’s Broadway hit about Wild West show sharpshooter Annie Oakley.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 27, 2017

Annie Oakley always made hers very homey, with a garden outside of primrose, geranium, and hollyhock.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson


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