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- verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
foreswear .
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Examples
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Matt Young wrote: "Remember, Linux foreswears such government protection."
Libertarian Redistribution, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009
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Remember, Linux foreswears such government protection.
Libertarian Redistribution, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009
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Israel, along with the so-called quartet of peace-process sponsors, has said they would lift their political boycott of Hamas only if it foreswears violence, honors past peace treaties and recognizes Israel.
Hamas Official Calls for Vote on Any Peace Deal Joshua Mitnick 2010
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The international community will not help resolve the disaster we have created against their advice, unless we apologize and announce a new course, one that foreswears the use of aggressive war.
Mandate for Peace Sends Letter to Every Democrat in House and Senate 2006
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Ehud Olmert and Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni have led Israel's international campaign to isolate and bring down Hamas unless it clearly foreswears the right to violent "resistance" to Israel's occupation and recognizes Israel's right to exist.
Hamas: The Last Chance for Peace? Siegman, Henry 2006
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If either of them afterwards foreswears himself, the other can punish his perfidy by a magical treatment of the purjurers spittle which he has in his custody.
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If either of them afterwards foreswears himself, the other can punish his perfidy by a magical treatment of the purjurer's spittle which he has in his custody.
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If either of them afterwards foreswears himself, the other can punish his perfidy by a magical treatment of the purjurer's spittle which he has in his custody.
The Golden Bough James George Frazer 1897
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Two years ago, Aso and Nakagawa caused a stir by suggesting Japan - whose pacifist constitution foreswears war - should have a debate on whether to acquire nuclear weapons.
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Two years ago, Aso and Nakagawa caused a stir by suggesting Japan - whose pacifist constitution foreswears war - should have a debate on whether to acquire nuclear weapons.
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