Nuclear spokespeople in every other country will then spout owlish and well-financed explanations of why it cannot happen to them.

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Other money managers, longs and shorts alike, discuss stocks with owlish aplomb.

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This is why it was no surprise to find ourselves seated next to the affable and slightly owlish Didier Ludot on a balmy summer night.

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At seventy, he has owlish eyes, a flared Hungarian nose, and a tendency to gesture broadly with the flat palms of his hands.

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