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- adjective Always
present ; always there;ubiquitous ;omnipresent . - noun UK, sports An athlete who is both healthy enough and capable enough to be present in every
contest .
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- adjective being always present
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Examples
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It's interesting in that this combines the best aspect of live theater with the Internet -- that is, the ever-present possibility that someone will do something absolutely insane in a highly public forum while acting in an official capacity.
Boing Boing Cory Doctorow 2011
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The 58 participants in the Tour de Pakistan compete under armed escort given the ever-present threat of terrorism.
That French Bike Race Might Seem Easy Compared to This One Nicolas Brulliard 2011
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"There's baggage, and there's Terminal 5." — Mistresses' Siobhan, warning her new love interest that he's wading into dangerous waters like the ever-present ex she's still pining for. ...
Matt's TV Week in Review: Stunts on Grey's and Glee, and More 2012
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You then heap on top of this steaming fetid mess an aging space transportation system, with it's ever-present 'doomsday' scenario of another deadly accident, which looms and lurks like stage-4 cancer.
$3 billion Per Year To Keep Shuttles Flying - NASA Watch 2009
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The writing is so trite that when the teens balk in an upcoming episode at the idea of a Family Night to which the ever-present ex-husbands are invited, we share their despair.
The Guide to Wednesday TV: Two New Comedies to Hate, the Whitechapel Finale 2011
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As Janice and I ambled along the crowded sidewalk, I touched the Blessed Mother pendant ever-present around my neck and thought some more about my mother.
Brooklyn Story Suzanne Corso 2011
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Around them the birds and the ever-present alligators were nearly deafening.
Judge deveraux The Scent of Jasmine 2011
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Nicolas Brulliard for The Wall Street Journal The 58 participants in the Tour de Pakistan compete under armed escort, given the ever-present threat of terrorism.
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There was an underlying roar beneath the ever-present calls of thousands of birds that were growing louder by the minute.
Judge deveraux The Scent of Jasmine 2011
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"For Villa, seven players were ever-present," writes Tony Davis.
Are Dundee United the most efficient championship winners ever? | The Knowledge 2011
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