Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A certainty; a foregone conclusion.
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Examples
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Maybe that will help put some of the national dead-bird hysteria in perspective.
AlaskaDispatch.com: Massive Bird, Fish Kills in Alaska -- No One Noticed AlaskaDispatch.com 2011
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Maybe that will help put some of the national dead-bird hysteria in perspective.
AlaskaDispatch.com: Massive Bird, Fish Kills in Alaska -- No One Noticed AlaskaDispatch.com 2011
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I learned about these dead-bird watchers when a union, Government Workers Local 2357, persuaded "20/20" go into poultry-processing plants with hidden cameras to document their claim that conditions in the plants are deplorable and that chickens are contaminated with bacteria.
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I learned about these dead-bird watchers when a union, Government Workers Local 2357, persuaded "20/20" go into poultry-processing plants with hidden cameras to document their claim that conditions in the plants are deplorable and that chickens are contaminated with bacteria.
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Since these dead-bird sightings have been reported, others have popped up as well, in Kentucky and Sweden.
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Since these dead-bird sightings have been reported, others have popped up as well, in Kentucky and Sweden.
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Then, if you still regard the dead-bird naming as more than silliness and/or more than your gullet can take, you'll be in a much stronger position to gain his sympathy.
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Sgt. Philip Rizzo, township police spokesman, said that he was aware of an e-mailed memorandum from the USDA warning the community about the possibility of large numbers of dead-bird sightings, but he could neither provide a copy of the e-mail, nor provide all the information contained in it.
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While showing the dead-bird photos, Senator Boxer said, "They're almost too painful.
Subhankar Banerjee: Senator Barbara Boxer -- Her Reelection -- Our New Climate Movement 2010
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While showing the dead-bird photos, Senator Boxer said, "They're almost too painful.
Subhankar Banerjee: Senator Barbara Boxer -- Her Reelection -- Our New Climate Movement 2010
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