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timbuktu

tim buhk tooh

  • n  a city in central Mali near the Niger river; formerly famous for its gold trade
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  • Suzanne Pleshette in Forbes
    If I'm in Timbuktu, I'll fly home to do that,Pleshette said of her reaction when Newhart told her how he was thinking of ending the show.
  • Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf in New York Times
    It was close to impossible to play in the US after that,Abdul-Rauf said. "The doors were shut, but I said the NBA . wasn't the only show in town and I was going to make use of my God-given talent even if it meant playing in Timbuktu."
  • Romeo Crennel in USA Today
    We could be going to Timbuktu and it would be the same thing,Crennel said.

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