John Jeremiah Sullivan

The greenness of Ireland is a false greenness, after all. Not that it isn't green - the place can still make you have to pull off and swallow one of your heart pills. It's that the greenness doesn't mean what it seems. It doesn't encode a pastoral past, much less a timeless vale where wee folk trip the demesne.

American Writer

Sabine Baring-Gould

The Dumnonii, whose city or fortress was at Exeter, were an important people. They occupied the whole of the peninsula from the River Parret to Land's End. East of the Tamar was Dyfnaint, the Deep Vales; west of it Corneu, the horn of Britain.

English Clergyman

Margaret Sanger

She goes through the vale of death alone, each time a babe is born. As it is the right neither of man nor the state to coerce her into this ordeal, so it is her right to decide whether she will endure it.

American Activist

Patricio Freire

There are several rivalries in MMA and vale tudo history, like jiu-jitsu vs. luta livre and Chute Boxe vs. Brazilian Top Team. SBG and Pitbull Brothers can start another one that can last a generation.

Brazilian Mixed Martial Artist

H. L. Mencken

If, after I depart this vale, you ever remember me and have thought to please my ghost, forgive some sinner and wink your eye at some homely girl.

Charles Simeon

The tender heart, the broken and contrite spirit, are to me far above all the joys that I could ever hope for in this vale of tears.

Demian Maia

That was my dream since I was a kid, since I first saw a vale tudo event in my hometown of Sao Paulo. I wanted to compete.

Use 'vale' to describe scenic, rural landscapes, particularly in literary contexts or when evoking pastoral imagery.

Geographic Term

'Vale' may imply a green, fertile area, but it can also refer to dry or barren valleys.

Not Always Lush

Often found in poetry and literature to convey a romantic or classical setting.

Literary Uses

In Australia, 'vale' is a less common expression for goodbye and might sound old-fashioned or formal to some.

Cultural Nuance

'Vale' as a farewell can be used in speeches or written messages to add a touch of dignity or gravitas.

Parting Phrase

Be aware that 'vale' as a goodbye is rarely used in everyday English, and may not be understood by all.

Rarely Used

Vale S.A. is a specific company name. Capitalize 'Vale' when referring to the company to avoid confusion.

Specific Entity

Recognize that when used in a business or economic context, 'Vale' usually references the mining company.

Contextual Importance

Use 'Vale' to discuss topics related to mining, commodities, or Brazilian industry.

Industry Specific

 my name's alex vale and i'm a wildlife cinematographer although i'm from tropical north queensland i'm lucky enough to do a lot of my work in the polar regions of the world so up north in the arctic and down south in the antarctic and what i'm going to tell you about today is leopard seals

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 and it started him thinking. Szilard knew that atoms are made of protons and neutrons on the inside and a skittering vale of electrons on the outside.

Vale

Geographic Term

Not Always Lush

Literary Uses

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