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- adjective Of, or pertaining to,
Tennessee or its culture - noun An inhabitant or a resident of the state of
Tennessee .
Etymologies
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Examples
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The House Democratic Caucus on Thursday reelected Rep. Bart Gordon as chairman of the Science and Technology Committee for the 111th Congress and the 12-term Tennesseean didn't waste time laying out his top agenda item for the new year -- helping craft policies that can grow new sectors of the U.S. economy and ensure the nation's long-term competitiveness.
Tech Daily Dose 2008
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The Tennesseean published op-eds from Rep. Jim Cooper (D-TN) and the Southern Environmental Law Center that discuss the two “$1 billion solar-technology manufacturing plants” planned for the state and the urgent need for new energy policy.
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I doubt that every single Tennesseean shares your views.
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The exchange with reporters, as relayed by Jim Wyatt of the Tennesseean, had its testy moments:
Randy Moss: 'I can carry a lot of weight' Cindy Boren 2010
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But there are some possible aggravating circumstances: A Sept. 29, 2009 story Tennesseean reports that she was on trial for having sex with three students, and that she testified that she was raped by one of them, and that the claims by the other two were fabricated.
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So reports the Tennesseean; the sentence is apparently at the maximum of the legally allowed range, and on its own strikes me as very high.
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This would seem to indicate the Tennesseean is testing the waters.
Harold Ford? Really? 2009
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I doubt that every single Tennesseean shares your views.
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So, we have the wrong Tennesseean running for President.
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Also, though she was acquitted of the charges involving the other boys Tennesseean, Sept. 30, 2009, perhaps the judge concluded that the evidence showed she was likely guilty, even though not beyond a reasonable doubt.
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