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- verb Present participle of
husband .
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Examples
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During the boom in emerging economies that started in 2003, governments that were raking in export dollars from commodities or manufactured goods often paid lip service to the idea of husbanding wealth for leaner years.
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Molly advised me not to be a spendthrift of my emotions, at this stage of the journey, lest I should be a worn-out wreck before the grandest part came, but the idea of husbanding enthusiasm did not commend itself to me.
The Princess Passes 1901
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One of the Heartland's most cherished traditional values, livestock love, will soon be a violation of the law, but "husbanding" the same livestock will be allowed.
Archive 2009-03-15 2009
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But should one motor break down, or motives of economy, such as husbanding of fuel, render it advisable to run upon one engine, then the two propellers may be driven by either of the motors.
Aeroplanes and Dirigibles of War Frederick Arthur Ambrose Talbot
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With this view, I determined to adopt several reformations, such as husbanding my money, less extravagance in clothes, and other expenses.
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I was bored with what I was eating, concentrating on husbanding my last drops of yoghurt, milk, and corn flakes.
Rabbi Steve Gutow: The Food Stamp Challenge: The Challenge Has Been Met -- The Work Begins Rabbi Steve Gutow 2011
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I was bored with what I was eating, concentrating on husbanding my last drops of yoghurt, milk, and corn flakes.
Rabbi Steve Gutow: The Food Stamp Challenge: The Challenge Has Been Met -- The Work Begins Rabbi Steve Gutow 2011
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While companies generally expect Washington to resolve the debt-ceiling impasse at the last moment, they are lining up extra sources of financing, and carefully husbanding cash just in case a deal falls through.
Companies Bracing for U.S. Default Kate Linebaugh 2011
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I was bored with what I was eating, concentrating on husbanding my last drops of yoghurt, milk, and corn flakes.
Rabbi Steve Gutow: The Food Stamp Challenge: The Challenge Has Been Met -- The Work Begins Rabbi Steve Gutow 2011
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I was bored with what I was eating, concentrating on husbanding my last drops of yoghurt, milk, and corn flakes.
Rabbi Steve Gutow: The Food Stamp Challenge: The Challenge Has Been Met -- The Work Begins Rabbi Steve Gutow 2011
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