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por lay

  • n  a series of wagers in which the winnings from one wager are used as a stake for the subsequent wagers
  • v  stake winnings from one bet on a subsequent wager

  • But if there's one thing the man has been advertising since the day he first picked up a cue, it's this: the odds-defying ability of a poor Pinoy to parlay hard work, skill and .
  • I see it as my duty to parlay my own personal success and blessings into benefits for Afghanistan and to try to hopefully make a meaningful impact there.
  • Texas Millionaires Clint Murchison and Sid Richardson, who parlayed their way from the oil business into the New York Central (see above), last week placed a bet at a different .
News & Articles

  • Police think they found body of missing teacher in New Orleans
    (Reuters) - The body of a woman believed to be a schoolteacher missing since early March was found inside her car on Saturday as police pulled the vehicle from a bayou in New Orleans, a law enforcement spokesman said. Terrilynn Monette, who taught at a local elementary school, was last seen on March 2 leaving the bar Parlay's in the Lakeview neighborhood of New Orleans, according to a Facebook ...
    June 8, 2013 - Reuters via Yahoo! News
  • Missing New Orleans teacher’s car pulled from bayou
    Terrilyn Monette, 26, was last seen March 2 leaving Parlay's Dream Lounge in New Orleans, where she had been celebrating with friends her nomination for a "Teacher of the Year" award.
    June 8, 2013 - CBS 6 Richmond
Quotes

  • Sharif Sheik Ahmed in 940 News
    The US strike can undermine the UN-sponsored peace parlay,said Sheik Sharif Sheik Ahmed, exiled chairman of the Alliance for Liberation and Reconstitution of Somalia.
  • Clint Hurdle in USA Today
    The history speaks for itself. We need to do better, and maybe we can parlay this into a trend that comes back our way a little bit because the American League has its way with the National League the last 10 seasons,Hurdle said.

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