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- verb Present participle of
dislodge .
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Examples
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"in dislodging the tyrant and proclaiming his dethronement before the National Assembly."
The Ruin of a Princess Cl 1912
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The territories alloted to Servia were already occupied by her troops when resistance broke forth, and the idea of dislodging them had to be abandoned; but Montenegro was unable to obtain possession of her share, the rich districts of Gusinie and
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 1: Aachen-Assize 1840-1916 1913
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Count Ville-Handry's accent was so firm as he said this, that one would have sworn the idea of dislodging Henrietta had sprung from his own brains.
The Clique of Gold ��mile Gaboriau 1852
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However, I do QUESTION THIS ASSUMPTION (why don't they ask the question instead of wandering) "(They) wouldn't mind kind of dislodging the federal Conservatives and putting the Bloc in position to exercise more influence."
Progressive Bloggers 2009
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Trott tried to whip Lee to leg, and the ball deflected off his thigh pad and back onto the stumps without dislodging the bails.
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But sanctions and other punitive financial measures aimed at dislodging Mr. Gbagbo and his supporters have damaged the Ivory Coast economy.
Ivory Coast Rebels Seize Cocoa Hub Monica Mark 2011
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He waved the gleaming metal limb wildly, nearly dislodging his friend a second time.
365 tomorrows » 2010 » February : A New Free Flash Fiction SciFi Story Every Day 2010
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But now that there are significant numbers of black and Latino teachers -- especially in America's urban school districts -- seniority represents the obstacle to dislodging them from those positions.
Brian Jones: Charter Schools and Civil Rights: What Kind of 'Movement' is This? Brian Jones 2010
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He waved the gleaming metal limb wildly, nearly dislodging his friend a second time.
365 tomorrows » Roi R. Czechvala : A New Free Flash Fiction SciFi Story Every Day 2010
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The snow from the topmost bough was the first to fall, striking and dislodging the snow on the boughs beneath.
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