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  • Either of these pairings would be viewed as an insult by the loyalists in their respective parties, but seen as a bold move – – signaling a forward 'thinkingness' on the part of Obama or McCain to the all-too capricious independent and swing voters.

    Can Obama or McCain Think Outside the Box? 2008

  • He warns her not to try to worm her way out of it and 'fess up instead: "I know you think you can think your way out of this with your thinkingness, but don't think too much."

    Monica Potts: Community: Foosball and Nocturnal Vigilantism Monica Potts 2011

  • Just as he must immediately howl, he was aware that the idea, an entirely different idea, was there, in the innermost centre of the quick-thinkingness of him, with all its compulsion.

    CHAPTER VII 2010

  • And the current issue includes a handful of gushing reader letters, complimenting the forward-thinkingness of the magazine.

    Rosalyn Hoffman: Bring Back the Belly 2009

  • The rough edges, the emphasis on the thinkingness of the text rather than its polish, those aspects speak to my current interests.

    Avant Lyric, a few observations toward an essay, part one Lemon Hound 2008

  • The rough edges, the emphasis on the thinkingness of the text rather than its polish, those aspects speak to my current interests.

    Archive 2008-12-01 Lemon Hound 2008

  • In yet another testament to their innovative prowess and all-out forward thinkingness, Dorot has launched a brand new initiative, which I am proud to share with you today: The Social Change in Israel Awards.

    Dorot Launches Social Change in Israel Awards | Jewschool 2007

  • Meantime one resides in a mummified state, -- a dim thinkingness that may be discovered when another coming in says with vigor the thing one had long thought without quite knowing it; in this demi-semi-consciousness it had never pecked through the shell.

    The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 18, No. 109, November, 1866 Various

  • Just as he must immediately howl, he was aware that the idea, an entirely different idea, was there, in the innermost centre of the quick-thinkingness of him, with all its compulsion.

    Chapter 7 1917

  • Just as he must immediately howl, he was aware that the idea, an entirely different idea, was there, in the innermost centre of the quick-thinkingness of him, with all its compulsion.

    Jerry of the Islands Jack London 1896

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