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- verb Present participle of
chare .
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Examples
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Mrs. Cluppins was of an inferior type, of the common washerwoman or "charing" sort; her language was of Mrs. Gamp's kind; "which her name was" so and so.
Bardell v. Pickwick Charles Dickens 1841
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The house, however, was shut up; and a woman, who was standing at the door of the neighbouring cottage, plaiting straw, informed the visitors that Mrs. Halse was gone out "charing" for the day, and that her lodger, who had his own key, seldom returned before dark, but that at that hour he was pretty sure to be found in the
What Will He Do with It? — Complete Edward Bulwer Lytton Lytton 1838
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And if NIKE starts charing an extra $25 per pair of already overpriced shoes …. less people will buy them (Though they will shoot you for a pair in certain regions) and fewer people will be working.
Is Tax The New Area Of Concern For Corporate Social Responsibility? : Law is Cool 2009
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Install solar charing stations, wind or geothermal powered, for local electric vehicles, bike and walking paths, tennis courts, etc.
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Merkley has seized on the fact that Smith has been running attack ads against him on both TV and radio, charing that Smith is trying to engineer a win for the opponent he thinks would be more beatable: Novick.
Forget The Prez Race -- The Real Oregon Contest To Watch Is Colorful Senate Primary 2009
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And, with a great Google AdSense publisher program comes so many free dating services make good money, instead of charing membership fee.
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Yes, that compromise has been stretched to its limits lately but only because there has not been viable alternative model to offset the rising costs of TV Production short of charing a carriage fee to Cable/Satellite carriers.
A Suit With a View: Web Video's Lower Ad Load Is Unsustainable - Jonathan Bokor - MediaBizBloggers 2009
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November 16, 2009 at 5:10 pm why how do u pay ur workers anyway with charing the users of face book?
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Except charing an ex-president for official acts as crimes is legally questionable, though IIRC the Monica Lewinsky case might have shattered that legal bullwark (which would be irony writ large).
In Contrast With Core Hillary Message, Carville Says He Thinks Obama "Will" Win General Election 2009
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Ugh.. "charging" not "charing" ... though burning Bush at the stake would certainly have a cathartic value to it (as well as a closer measure of justice).
In Contrast With Core Hillary Message, Carville Says He Thinks Obama "Will" Win General Election 2009
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