His stamping ground is "the moral, emotional, and political colourings of the concept of human nature in modern life".

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There were race riots in the late 1950s and in the 1960s the area became known as the stamping ground of Peter Rachman, a notorious slum landlord.

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The event is called "Poetry Parnassus" -- named after Mount Parnassus, known in Greek mythology as the spiritual home of poetry, the stamping ground of the lyricist Orpheus and the hang-out for the Muses.

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Long before the Seattle area was home to Microsoft and Amazon.com, it was the stamping-ground of the most militant trade unions on the West Coast.

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With their whips in their teeth, the riders try to manoeuvre their mounts through the scrum of horses, leaning down among the stamping hooves to pluck the carcass from the ground.

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In seconds, the Klan supporter had been knocked to the ground and a circle of people were stamping on him.

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