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the anomaly now generally known as
Sacher-Masoch was the poet of the anomaly now generally known as masochism .
— from Venus in Furs by Sacher-Masoch, Leopold, Ritter von

tannages are now generally known as
The validity of the patent has always been doubtful on account of the previous work of Knapp and others, but the process itself was commercially satisfactory, and the many variants of this and of the basic sulphate tannages are now generally known as the "one-bath process" in contradistinction to the variants of the Schultz process, [Pg 129] and are widely used for all classes of chrome leather.
— from Animal Proteins by Hugh Garner Bennett

that are not generally known at
It is, however, not altogether a matter for regret that the discussion has been thus broadened, for it brings before our readers many facts regarding the discovery of an important medicinal agent that are not generally known, at least by physicians.
— from The Propaganda for Reform in Proprietary Medicines, Vol. 1 of 2 by Council on Pharmacy and Chemistry (American Medical Association)


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