late unpleasantness

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late unpleasantness

Euph. the U.S. Civil War. (Old.) The town courthouse was burned in the late unpleasantness. Many of my ancestors lost their lives in the late unpleasantness.

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During the late unpleasantness in Iraq, there was nary a nationally known politician who spoke against the war. It came from Hollywood. (Culture) by Collum, Danny Duncan / Sojourners It has been called the Uncivil War, the Brother's War, the Old Confederate War, and my personal favorite, the Late Unpleasantness. War is hell, naming them ain't too easy either by Miller, Kathleen E. / Verbatim A new book, Leadership Lessons From the Civil War, uses examples gleaned from what hyperpolite Southerners called The Late Unpleasantness to teach modern managers the best way to crush the competition. Raise your sights by Business North Carolina More results

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During the late unpleasantness in Iraq, there was nary a nationally known politician who spoke against the war.

It came from Hollywood. (Culture) by Collum, Danny Duncan / Sojourners

It has been called the Uncivil War, the Brother's War, the Old Confederate War, and my personal favorite, the Late Unpleasantness.

War is hell, naming them ain't too easy either by Miller, Kathleen E. / Verbatim

A new book, Leadership Lessons From the Civil War, uses examples gleaned from what hyperpolite Southerners called The Late Unpleasantness to teach modern managers the best way to crush the competition.

Raise your sights by Business North Carolina

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