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- noun Plural form of
boost . - verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
boost .
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Examples
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The label boosts 100% complete and balanced nutrition and from reading the ingredient list, I agree with this statement.
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"There is an argument for short-term boosts...but the problem with throwing out so much money is that companies start to have an expectation that borders on corporate welfare if it's not executed right," said state Senator L.
Lab Jobs Deal Draws Fire In Connecticut Shelly Banjo 2011
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The win boosts the Packers (5-5) into a three-way tie with the Bears and Minnesota Vikings atop the muddled NFC North.
USATODAY.com 2008
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Repeated often enough, these short-term boosts appear to yield lasting benefits.
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Repeated often enough, these short-term boosts appear to yield lasting benefits.
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It includes cutting investment in infrastructure such as new hospitals, increasing retirement ages, rationing medical services, accepting long-term boosts in tax rates -- and, on a smaller scale, figuring out how much the government should spend on matters of national pride such as the Olympics.
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U.S. curlers beat Germans Win boosts chance of moving to medal round with 5-2 record.
USATODAY.com 2006
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According to police, the boosts in boosts was probably due to the spread of an urban legend that chips inside the stereos can be used to decode scrambled digital TV signals.
Boing Boing: November 19, 2006 - November 25, 2006 Archives 2006
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LISOVICZ: Well we did see some short-term boosts in retailers, especially Wal-Mart for instance.
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It seems there was something said once about how cocain boosts the ego and numbs the thought process.
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