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- verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
coddle .
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Examples
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They have railed against a philosophy of rehabilitation that "coddles" inmates with too many amenities.
A Model Prison 1995
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Daniel Okonkwo takes the paper to task for perpetuating three long-standing myths: 1) juvenile violent crime in the District has increased; 2) rehabilitating court-involved youth in the community is a fool's errand; and 3) DYRS 'coddles' youth in its care.
DeMorning DeBonis: Dec. 14, 2010 Mike DeBonis 2010
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They've voted against every extension because, they say, it coddles the unemployed and keeps them from taking available jobs.
Robert Reich: Republican Economics as Social Darwinism Robert Reich 2010
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It seems Tessa and Seena have swapped skins: Tessa coddles Yllis while Seena feels like throttling her.
Amaryllis in Blueberry Christina Meldrum 2011
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They've voted against every extension because, they say, it coddles the unemployed and keeps them from taking available jobs.
Robert Reich: Republican Economics as Social Darwinism Robert Reich 2010
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They've voted against every extension because, they say, it coddles the unemployed and keeps them from taking available jobs.
Robert Reich: Republican Economics as Social Darwinism Robert Reich 2010
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If you need a conservative witness – the ALbot has expressed his horror of anybody who coddles radical islamicist human rights abusers in the Middle East, ie Saudi Arabia.
Matthew Yglesias » Conservative Lawyers Slam Cheney/Kristol Attack on DOJ Lawyers 2010
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They've voted against every extension because, they say, it coddles the unemployed and keeps them from taking available jobs.
Robert Reich: Republican Economics as Social Darwinism Robert Reich 2010
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It seems Tessa and Seena have swapped skins: Tessa coddles Yllis while Seena feels like throttling her.
Amaryllis in Blueberry Christina Meldrum 2011
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They've voted against every extension because, they say, it coddles the unemployed and keeps them from taking available jobs.
Robert Reich: Republican Economics as Social Darwinism Robert Reich 2010
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