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- verb Simple past tense and past participle of
airdrop .
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Examples
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That order took direct aim at "airdropped" earmarks on grounds that they lack the force of law.
Earmarks After Dark 2008
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Instead, the Members have "airdropped," in Beltway parlance, a huge number of them into the conference report that accompanies the bill.
Earmarks After Dark 2008
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The conference committee "airdropped" 19 earmarks that were not in the original House or Senate bills.
Water Carriers 2007
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But the Office of Management and Budget "airdropped" the program into the department's budget request for $330 million for the next fiscal year.
FOXNews.com 2010
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Asked about the claims, spokesman Josh Earnest took issue with the charge in the Journal and McCain ad that operatives were "airdropped" into Alaska.
FOXNews.com 2008
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Wall Street Journal also reports that 30 Democrat operatives have been "airdropped" into Juneau and Wasilla to uncover other as-yet undiscovered scandals;
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Wall Street Journal also reports that 30 Democrat operatives have been "airdropped" into Juneau and Wasilla to uncover other as-yet undiscovered scandals;
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* If an Obama presidency means spending billions of dollars annually on wasteful pork-barrel projects, including taxpayer-funded "monuments to me" and earmarks "airdropped" into bills at the last possible minute to avoid scrutiny, Republicans will fight it vigorously.
Stop The ACLU 2008
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The machines, at 220-pounds, can be airdropped to any site.
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The boat, dubbed Britannia, was no pond-fishing craft, but a 22-foot double-hulled rowboat based on a design for an airdropped lifeboat.
A Solo Seafarer, Armed Only With Oars Stephen Miller 2012
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