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  • verb Present participle of cement.

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Examples

  • Nearly every time, those efforts ran into GOP leadership that was only involved in cementing its power … and nothing else.

    Waldo Jaquith - On history, revisionist. (See also β€œOn thinking, wishful.”) 2006

  • The hostage-takers Bowden spoke with expressed little regret at their seizure of the embassy, but most, like Mirdamadi, lamented the role they played in cementing the repressive rule of the clerics.

    Into the Den of Spies 2004

  • The hostage-takers Bowden spoke with expressed little regret at their seizure of the embassy, but most, like Mirdamadi, lamented the role they played in cementing the repressive rule of the clerics.

    Into the Den of Spies 2004

  • The hostage-takers Bowden spoke with expressed little regret at their seizure of the embassy, but most, like Mirdamadi, lamented the role they played in cementing the repressive rule of the clerics.

    Into the Den of Spies 2004

  • What an invaluable factor in cementing relations within the Empire that sentiment is!

    The East Indians in Canada 1922

  • He was instrumental in cementing the ties of affection between our Indian Empire and the Home country by having the Queen proclaimed Empress of India.

    The Jews and Patriotism 1916

  • Washington (CNN) - President Obama took a key step in cementing his judicial legacy Monday, nominating Solicitor General Elena Kagan to replace retiring Justice John Paul Stevens on the Supreme Court.

    BREAKING: Obama taps Elena Kagan for Supreme Court 2010

  • GOLD And BEN CASSELMAN An oil-drilling procedure called cementing is coming under scrutiny as

    WN.com - Photown News 2010

  • GOLD And BEN CASSELMAN An oil-drilling procedure called cementing is coming under scrutiny as

    WN.com - Photown News 2010

  • GOLD And BEN CASSELMAN An oil-drilling procedure called cementing is coming under scrutiny as

    WN.com - Photown News 2010

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