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Examples
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One of these days Erie was going to really put his detectiving skills to the test and track Bob down.
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No, I turn to Batman for some sleuthing and detectiving; after all, that's what has always made Batman unique in a universe where most conflict is resolved by escape pods of magic and might.
Ain't It Cool News - The best in movie, TV, DVD, and comic book news. Ambush Bug 2010
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(“I suspect, me, some detectiving was done by kidnaps, dings, and afterward murder,” van Rijn said bleakly.
The Earth Book of Stormgate Anderson, Poul, 1926-2001 1978
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That's how I learned so much about detectiving -- or isn't that what you call it? "
Midnight Octavus Roy Cohen 1925
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Further detectiving proved that Parkit Market A) sells sandwiches that they make to order on site; B) has, unlike Quesa-D-Ya's, mastered the "misspelling a name of an establishment because it's awesomer that way"; C) also sells kegs and liquor; and D) most definitely has a dude standing in front of it who's going for an index-finger-deep crack scratch.
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