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Oates

[ ohts ]

noun

  1. Joyce Carol, born 1938, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
  2. Titus, 1649–1705, English conspirator and Anglican priest: instigator of the Popish Plot scare.


Oates

/ əʊٲ /

noun

  1. OatesLawrence Edward Grace18801912MEnglishTRAVEL AND EXPLORATION: explorer Captain Lawrence Edward Grace . 1880–1912, English explorer. He died on Scott's second Antarctic expedition
  2. OatesTitus16491705MEnglishPOLITICS: conspirator Titus. (ˈtaɪtəs). 1649–1705, English conspirator. He fabricated the Popish Plot (1678), a supposed Catholic conspiracy to kill Charles II, burn London, and massacre Protestants. His perjury caused the execution of many innocent Catholics
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I was gonna guess somebody like Hall & Oates or something more pop.

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To quote Hall & Oates, “I can’t go for that. No can do.”

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Each year, hundreds of people successfully use Ask for Angela, Ms Oates says.

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Hall & Oates’ “You Make My Dreams” blasts into the dish pit.

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Sylvia Oates, director of Ask for Angela, said it was a "real concern" that the scheme was not successful in premises advertising it.

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