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Relegated to ever smaller fragments of forest, wild orangutans began to face starvation as their food sources were depleted, forcing them to venture into newly established oil palm plantations where they feed on the young shoots of palms, destroying the tree before it produces any oil seeds.
Glenn Hurowitz: Of Thin Mints and Orangutans Glenn Hurowitz 2011
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Relegated to the back of history, along with Microsoft Bob and dinosaurs and 2008.
Slow Tuesday Night 2010
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Relegated to ever smaller fragments of forest, wild orangutans began to face starvation as their food sources were depleted, forcing them to venture into newly established oil palm plantations where they feed on the young shoots of palms, destroying the tree before it produces any oil seeds.
Glenn Hurowitz: Of Thin Mints and Orangutans Glenn Hurowitz 2011
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Miikka Kiprusoff, Calgary Flames: Relegated to part-time duty by San Jose, the team that originally drafted him, saw lots of mop-up duty and was 14-23 over three seasons with the Sharks.
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Relegated to subgenres such as "contemporary folk," "Americana" or "alt-country," singer-songwriters such as Steve Earle were left staring through the window into the warm, inviting home that is mainstream country music, even when the previous generation's Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson and Merle Haggard were welcomed inside ... well, perhaps tolerated inside would be more apt.
Dan Sweeney: Everyone's a Critic: The Top 10 Albums of 2010 Dan Sweeney 2010
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Relegated to part-time role with return of Alexi Casilla.
Experts find statistical gains, injuries key down the stretch 2008
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Relegated to a sideline seat for the first wave of college sports 'conference shake up, officials at Missouri said Friday they remain committed to the Big 12.
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(AP) - Relegated to backup status, Dan Ellis showed he can still be counted on in the final two months of the season.
USATODAY.com 2008
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Relegated Hull City officially handed over their share in the Premier League at the annual meeting of shareholder clubs yesterday, marking the start of a potentially ruinous future in the Championship.
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Relegated to subgenres such as "contemporary folk,""Americana" or "alt-country," singer-songwriters such as Steve Earle were left staring through the window into the warm, inviting home that is mainstream country music, even when the previous generation's Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson and Merle Haggard were welcomed inside ... well, perhaps tolerated inside would be more apt.
Dan Sweeney: Everyone's a Critic: The Top 10 Albums of 2010 Dan Sweeney 2010
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