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The whole mountain turns red in autumn. We're travelling in autumn and I... The leaves change color in autumn. Some flowers bloom in spring and others in autumn. The measure was launched in autumn 2008. The mandate should be reviewed in autumn 2013. The leaves fall to the earth in autumn.	The Director is expected to take office in the autumn of 2010. The leaves turn brown in the autumn. We are in relationship in the autumn. Consequently, the Presidency is planning discussions within Ecofin in the autumn concerning appropriate exit strategies and their coordination. A Green paper on territorial cohesion is expected in the autumn of 2008. The season ends with the first night frosts in the autumn (September/October). And in the autumn of 1942 Oskar Groning believed that this appalling crime was justifiable. I have to retake Latin in the autumn.

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120,700,000 results on the web

in the autumn

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The Director is expected to take office in the autumn of 2010.
The leaves turn brown in the autumn.
We are in relationship in the autumn.
Consequently, the Presidency is planning discussions within Ecofin in the autumn concerning appropriate exit strategies and their coordination.
A Green paper on territorial cohesion is expected in the autumn of 2008.
The season ends with the first night frosts in the autumn (September/October).
And in the autumn of 1942 Oskar Groning believed that this appalling crime was justifiable.
I have to retake Latin in the autumn.