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Fletcher Knebel

(Charles Waldo Bailey, really)

(1903--)

U.S. historiannovelist

It is now proved beyond a shadow of a doubt that smoking is one of the leading causes of statistics.

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Fletcher Knebel

(1903--) U.S.historiannovelist It is now proven, beyond a doubt, that smoking is a leading cause of statistics. www.english-slang.com

beyond the shadow of a doubt

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eye shadow

[eye shadow] {n. phr.} A cream used to darken the eyelids in order to make the eyes more noticeable. * /Jane's mother told her that girls in the ninth grade […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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