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Now let it work. Mischief, thou art afoot. Take thou what course thou wilt. – Julius Caesar	added by ValidVibes 3 years ago
The current crisis means change is afoot, a record-shattering increase in jobless claims suggests that transfer payments will likely be the only facet of income rising in the months ahead. – Tim Quinlan	Found on Reuters 4 years ago
The game is afoot, mixer made a decision. Somebody said,' Let's go in, let's make real moves, let's pay people to change the game.'. – Lee Trink	Found on CNN 4 years ago
There is nothing to stop the same couple or a similarly situated couple to trigger the same process, in fact, I would imagine that plans are afoot as we speak to trigger the same process with the same baker. – Anthony Kennedy	Found on FOX News 5 years ago
All of the sudden, in walks this elder statesmen type guy surrounded by about 10 armed guards, that's when I knew something was afoot. – Mike Gottlieb	Found on CNN 5 years ago
Yes, we must strengthen that most fundamental citizenship right, the right to vote, i thought we had solved that problem, thanks to many of the lawyers we are honoring today, but unfortunately there is mischief afoot and some people are just determined to do what they can to keep other Americans from voting. – Hillary Clinton	Found on CNN 8 years ago
Now we're back on again, the game's afoot, sometimes these talks break down before they even start over what level to send, so this sounds like a very pragmatic and straightforward approach. – John Delury	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
It's sort of a quasi-movement that's afoot, and what we can attribute this to is the fact these things seem to happen so regularly now that the frustrations folks are feeling are leading them to plan almost in advance. – Matthew Whitaker	Found on CNN 9 years ago
The game is afoot. – Sir Arther Connan Doyle, Sherlock Holmes	added by anonymous 13 years ago

Now let it work. Mischief, thou art afoot. Take thou what course thou wilt.

– Julius Caesar

added by ValidVibes
3 years ago

The current crisis means change is afoot, a record-shattering increase in jobless claims suggests that transfer payments will likely be the only facet of income rising in the months ahead.

– Tim Quinlan

Found on Reuters
4 years ago

The game is afoot, mixer made a decision. Somebody said,' Let's go in, let's make real moves, let's pay people to change the game.'.

– Lee Trink

Found on CNN
4 years ago

There is nothing to stop the same couple or a similarly situated couple to trigger the same process, in fact, I would imagine that plans are afoot as we speak to trigger the same process with the same baker.

– Anthony Kennedy

Found on FOX News
5 years ago

All of the sudden, in walks this elder statesmen type guy surrounded by about 10 armed guards, that's when I knew something was afoot.

– Mike Gottlieb

Found on CNN
5 years ago

Yes, we must strengthen that most fundamental citizenship right, the right to vote, i thought we had solved that problem, thanks to many of the lawyers we are honoring today, but unfortunately there is mischief afoot and some people are just determined to do what they can to keep other Americans from voting.

– Hillary Clinton

Found on CNN
8 years ago

Now we're back on again, the game's afoot, sometimes these talks break down before they even start over what level to send, so this sounds like a very pragmatic and straightforward approach.

– John Delury

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

It's sort of a quasi-movement that's afoot, and what we can attribute this to is the fact these things seem to happen so regularly now that the frustrations folks are feeling are leading them to plan almost in advance.

– Matthew Whitaker

Found on CNN
9 years ago

The game is afoot.

– Sir Arther Connan Doyle, Sherlock Holmes

added by anonymous
13 years ago

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