• Thought leader Linda Stone, formerly of Microsoft and Apple computers, coined the phrase after researching a phenomenon she observed while people were under the influence of computing.

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  • The author told The Times newspaper he was prompted to officially register the phrase after seeing Chilean President Sebastian Pinera handing out copies of the message to the British Queen and prime minister during his tour of Europe.

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  • State Wolfpack all go home early. (The Georgetown Hoyas, despite common misconception, are named after a Greek and Latin phrase, not a rare type of bulldog.) Cats, meanwhile, sit just above .500 with a 492-491 mark.

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  • Significantly, Mr Blair used the phrase just a few days after visiting the victorious Clinton campaign team in Washington.

    ECONOMIST: Bagehot

  • It emerged after football pundit Ray Wilkins used the phrase repeatedly during a Real Madrid v Tottenham Hotspur Champions League clash.

    BBC: The art of the pithy hashtag

  • The fool of each prank is considered an inocente, and after the prank is made, the prankster shouts the phrase to let him know he's been had.

    CNN: April Fools' Day: 5 spots to act the fool abroad

  • "Edgy" (the third most often cited word in the industry, right after "money" and "money") is a generic catch phrase that implies free-spirited bravery on the part of the people who are making the film.

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  • The Spots the Space Marine story was taken off Amazon after model-soldier maker Games Workshop complained it infringed its trademark on the phrase.

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  • After their arrest and charge, "sticking to the story" was a phrase heard exchanged again between the pair.

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  • News on Monday that two more Wall Street institutions had faltered -- 158-year-old Lehman Brothers filed for bankruptcy and Merrill Lynch accepted an offer to be bought out by Bank of America -- allowed the Democrats to go on the attack after being mostly on the defensive when the political debate focused on Palin and whether the phrase "lipstick on a pig" was sexist.

    CNN: Wall Street turmoil gives Dems opening

  • That vague phrase may be sharpened by a decision last month by Switzerland to phase out nuclear power, after similar decisions in Sweden, Italy and Germany.

    ECONOMIST: France

  • Sir David denied using the phrase, leaving the inquiry to conclude that it was not possible to determine exactly what was said after all this time.

    BBC: Stafford Hospital: Does NHS boss have case to answer?

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