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• n  a trinket or piece of jewelry usually hung about the neck and thought to be a magical protection against evil or disease

• Even in pre-Nazi Europe, the good-luck talisman adorned everything from Celtic art to Finnish Air Force medals.
• The film's protective talisman is a charm that says Allah.
• In an election where the word "change" became an almost meaningless talisman, Iowa's triumph over race is a message to the world about the real nature of America and a .

• amulet

News & Articles

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• Hess, Newfield launch sale of $3 bln of Asian assets -sources
  * KUFPEC, Premier Oil, Pertamina, Talisman considering bids for the assets * Hess under pressure from activist investor Elliot to improve performance * Newfield selling interest in Malaysian and Chinese ...
  June 21, 2013 - Reuters via Yahoo! Finance
• Senior Process Engineer / Plant Operations Engineer
  Talisman Energy Inc.
  June 20, 2013 - Rigzone
• Exclusive: Talisman considers sale of Eagle Ford assets - sources
  By Michael Erman and Greg Roumeliotis NEW YORK (Reuters) - Canadian oil and gas company Talisman Energy Inc is exploring the sale of its shale assets in the Eagle Ford basin in south Texas, hoping it could raise as much as $2 billion, two people familiar with the matter said on Monday. Talisman is working with Royal Bank of Canada and has reached out to a few potential buyers, including private ...
  June 18, 2013 - Reuters via Yahoo! News

Quotes

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• Peter Kenyon in ESPN
  Kenyon told Sky News: "I don't know what they are offering but I am confident John is going to remain with us. John is a talisman. He is the heart of Chelsea, came through the Academy, he is our captain and has also become captain of England while...
• David Cronenberg in BBC News
  I see this medal as a talisman, an amulet with magical powers that makes it a shield against punishment, punishment for the committing of the crime of art,said Cronenberg, who served as president of the Cannes jury in 1999. "France has...
• Baldwin in Toronto Star
  Baldwin said Buckee, in 16 years as president and then CEO, "led the transformation of Talisman from a BP subsidiary into a leading independent and international energy company. Under his direction, the company has developed an international...