Crusoe
Americannoun
noun
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On the way to Othello they could hop on poor Robinson Crusoe for not saying ‘Mr. Friday’ on the island.”
Also, and for the same reason, war books like “New York’s Fighting Sixty-Ninth” or “Guadalcanal Diary,” and adventure stories like “Treasure Island” and “Robinson Crusoe.”
From New York Times
Bringing his take on the Battle of Stalingrad to London in 2002, he told BBC News that during Soviet times, he had often identified with Daniel Defoe's Robinson Crusoe, seeing himself as a castaway from world culture on the desert island of a totalitarian state.
From BBC
Crusoe has about 40 mobile containers in oil shale basins.
From Reuters
Crusoe’s partners have included Kraken Oil & Gas Partners LLC, which produces about 10,000 bpd of oil, making the company the largest oil producer in Montana.
From Reuters
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