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Portland Definition–noun | 1. | a seaport in NW Oregon, at the confluence of the Willamette and Colu
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Woman Definition–noun | 1. | the female human being (distinguished from man ). | | 2. | an adult female person. | | 3. | a female attendant to a lady of rank. | | 5. | the nature, characteristics, or feelings often attributed to women; womanliness. | | 6. | a sweetheart or paramour; mistress. | | 7. | a female employee or representative: A woman from the real estate agency called. | | 8. | a female person who cleans house, cooks, etc.; housekeeper: The woman will be in to clean today. | | 9. | women collectively: Woman is no longer subordinate to man. | –verb (used with object) | 10. | to put into the company of a woman. | | 11. | to equip or staff with women. | | 12. | Obsolete. to cause to act or yield like a woman. | –adjective | 14. | female: a woman plumber. | —Idiom | 15. | be one's own woman, (of females) to be free from restrictions, control, or dictatorial influence; be independent. | | From Dictionary
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The Daily Dish - Found Nov. 15, 2008 I attended the rally in Portland, ME (no pictures, sorry) with my wife and 4 year old son. A lovely older gay woman in the crowd thanked me for...
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Maine woman charged with husband murder gets bail
Boston Globe - Found Nov. 14, 2008 PORTLAND, Maine --A judge is allowing a 49-year-old Portland woman charged with the murder of her husband to be released on bail while she awaits
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Woman says she was attacked after telling man she's gay
Seattle Post Intelligencer - Found Nov. 13, 2008 ... said the woman was walking along a street in Aloha, a community west of Portland, on Tuesday when a young man asked for a cigarette. The woman...
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Portland woman claims $1 million lotto ticket
KGW.com - Found 46 minutes ago ... re. -- A Portland woman got the shock of a lifetime when she found out the size of her Oregon lottery jackpot.
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Woman Gets 5 Years For Motor Home Killing
KPTV.com - Found Nov. 18, 2008 PORTLAND, Ore. -- A woman who deliberately ran over her boyfriend with a motor home, killing him, was sentenced Monday to more than five years in...
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Portland woman charged after shots fired
Boston Globe - Found Nov. 3, 2008 PORTLAND, Maine --A 19-year-old Portland woman faces charges for allegedly striking a man with her car and firing gunshots as she drove away.
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Portland woman & her cat earn spot in TV game show
KGW.com - Found Nov. 11, 2008 PORTLAND -- A Portland woman and her cat earned the chance to appear on a national game show hosted by Chuck Woolery.
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Scarborough woman charged in Portland hit and run
Keep Me Current - Found Nov. 3, 2008 : Portland Police have charged a 19-year-old Scarborough woman in connection with a hit-and -run crash and firing a gun during a fight with a man ...
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Pro-gay marriage march in Portland
1190 Kex - Found Nov. 17, 2008 The measure defines marriage as between a man and a woman. That sparked protests in 90 US cities, including Portland.
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South Portland woman sentenced, fined in OUI, double assault case:
Bangor Daily News - Found Nov. 6, 2008 DOVER-FOXCROFT, Maine — A South Portland woman, who assaulted a motorist who had stopped to check on her and a Greenville police officer who
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