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Examples
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To say nothing of Bill, staggering around those second-tier campaign-stops, still wagging that effete index-finger in our faces.
John Eskow: Hillary's Men: Or, the Mysterious Case of the Missing Cojones 2008
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The nails should be neither longer nor shorter than the points of the fingers; and the surgeon should practice with the extremities of the fingers, the index-finger being usually turned to the thumb; when using the entire hand, it should be prone; when both hands, they should be opposed to one another.
On The Surgery 2007
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Among the channels XM is adding: a classic rock venue called Big Tracks; U.S. Country, which will offer--you guessed it--country & western music; a southern gospel station, enLighten; and thanks to the magic of diversity and freedom of choice, the former will be joined by a channel devoted to--prepare those pinky and index-finger Mephistopheles horns--heavy metal rock.
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That analysis used the measurements of thumb width, index-finger width, and index-finger length for the program.
The Chicago Blog: Who made this handprint on the cave wall? 2006
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That analysis used the measurements of thumb width, index-finger width, and index-finger length for the program.
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Geraldine turns away from the bench and sends an index-finger signal to Clarence Wexler.
Maximum Security Rose Connors 2004
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Geraldine turns away from the bench and sends an index-finger signal to Clarence Wexler.
Maximum Security Rose Connors 2004
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Geraldine turns away from the bench and sends an index-finger signal to Clarence Wexler.
Maximum Security Rose Connors 2004
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Then when he spoke he was likely to fling back his great, white mane, his eyes half closed yet showing a gleam of fire between the lids, his clenched fist lifted, or his index-finger pointing, to give force and meaning to his words.
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You might wear out your index-finger running up and down the columns of dictionaries, and never find the word,
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