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    "plays Raymer as an endearing force of nature who somehow manages to survive in a dangerous world through sheer force of character." She starred in the...
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  • Human Torch (category Characters created by Jack Kirby)
    bombarded by cosmic rays. He can engulf his entire body in flames, fly, absorb fire harmlessly into his own body, and control any nearby fire by sheer force of...
    58 KB (7,300 words) - 20:17, 31 May 2024
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    Fall of Constantinople (category Massacres committed by the Ottoman Empire)
    already weakened sufficiently, Mehmed planned to overpower the walls by sheer force and started preparations for a final all-out offensive. Preparations...
    113 KB (12,836 words) - 19:54, 3 June 2024
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    opponents so they often defeated opponents by sheer force of numbers, or else by persuading them to surrender beforehand by offering generous terms. Inca weaponry...
    98 KB (11,504 words) - 01:52, 28 May 2024
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    as a tale of "a barbarian adventurer named Conan, remarkable for his sheer force of valor and brute strength. Its author, Robert E. Howard, is already...
    31 KB (3,103 words) - 04:09, 2 May 2024
  • Ultron (category Characters created by John Buscema)
    creator never dreamed, such as converting matter into energy and back by sheer force of will, something Ultron 6 often made use of during his battles with...
    61 KB (7,517 words) - 23:04, 7 May 2024
  • "bootstrap" is to suggest that they might overcome great difficulty by sheer force of will. Critics have observed that the phrase is used to portray unfair...
    30 KB (3,826 words) - 15:37, 22 May 2024
  • account of disorientation and paranoia in which the heroine survives by sheer force of will". Elizabeth searches for wholeness, in a journey through hell...
    2 KB (178 words) - 19:56, 17 May 2024
  • 'White rabbits' on the first of every month if I wanted to be lucky. From sheer force of unreasoning habit I do it still—when I think of it. I know it to be...
    14 KB (1,669 words) - 12:49, 3 November 2023
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    year. Mehmed planned to overpower the walls by sheer force, expecting that the weakened Byzantine defense by the prolonged siege would now be worn out before...
    16 KB (1,674 words) - 13:48, 22 May 2024
  • Paul works almost day and night to complete the building in a year by sheer force of will. But this relentless drive begins to take a toll on Paul’s health...
    79 KB (103 words) - 07:51, 25 May 2024
  • The Astronaut Farmer (category Films directed by Michael Polish)
    easily spin into cliche. Michael and Mark Polish . . . avoid triteness by sheer force of imagination. The small Texas town where Charles Farmer . . . handcrafts...
    13 KB (1,646 words) - 19:35, 26 March 2024
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    Thoughtography (category Photography by genre)
    to the power of inscribing images directly onto photographic plates by sheer force of will. This phenomenon was known among western psychical researchers...
    16 KB (1,822 words) - 01:00, 26 March 2024
  • brand new", avowing the "and-trite as often as it does because of the sheer force of its performances". Jesse Green from The New York Times commented that...
    35 KB (3,269 words) - 05:26, 2 June 2024
  • hold a society together by sheer force; to that extent there was a limited truth to the old belief that governments are produced by consent. According to...
    17 KB (2,161 words) - 20:54, 27 May 2024
  • scene, showcasing a "distinct musical identity" which is back-up with "sheer force of personality". Muggs concluded his review saying that this is an album...
    17 KB (1,172 words) - 10:48, 3 June 2024
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    wielded with such precision, so sheer force of impact is more important), as are more formed weapons such as the taiaha used by the Māori people of New Zealand...
    6 KB (779 words) - 15:46, 28 December 2023
  • Taken by Force is the fifth studio album by German band Scorpions, released by RCA Records in 1977. This was the first Scorpions album to feature drummer...
    7 KB (691 words) - 02:54, 9 March 2024
  • Kasi, brought him under complete sway. Then he overcame in battle, by sheer force, the great king Kratha reigning in the region lying about Suparsa. Then...
    3 KB (378 words) - 08:10, 7 December 2022
  • Ghost Rider (Danny Ketch) (category Characters created by Howard Mackie)
    Kale started to regain his memories, causing him to alter his suit by sheer force of will, and create an entirely new bike.[volume & issue needed] When...
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