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  • noun Plural form of jab.

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Examples

  • Hillary threw in jabs against Senator Obama at every campaign stop.

    Clinton op-ed: 'Why I Continue to Run' 2008

  • CNN Political Ticker: All politics, all the time Blog Archive - In radio ad, McCain jabs Obama on Cuba talks « - Blogs from CNN. com

    In radio ad, McCain jabs Obama on Cuba talks 2008

  • John McCain jabs are about as accurate as his "straight talk".

    In radio ad, McCain jabs Obama on Cuba talks 2008

  • The anti-McCain/Palin jabs will only get nastier as the day wears on.

    No Sleep Demons greygirlbeast 2008

  • But manifesting largely in short jabs, the tact comes across as alienating, whiny, and detractive.

    UltimateDisney.com and DVDizzy.com 2008

  • Every third channel seemed to feature bickering women of all races, ages and economic classes, throwing nasty word jabs, or worse yet, actual punches.

    Lori Bryant Woolridge: Can We Get a Little Sister Love? Lori Bryant Woolridge 2011

  • She glanced over her shoulder to see him stretch his neck long and rub his cheek against the stone floor in short jabs, finding just the right spot.

    Raven Speak Diane Lee Wilson 2010

  • She glanced over her shoulder to see him stretch his neck long and rub his cheek against the stone floor in short jabs, finding just the right spot.

    Raven Speak Diane Lee Wilson 2010

  • She glanced over her shoulder to see him stretch his neck long and rub his cheek against the stone floor in short jabs, finding just the right spot.

    Raven Speak Diane Lee Wilson 2010

  • She glanced over her shoulder to see him stretch his neck long and rub his cheek against the stone floor in short jabs, finding just the right spot.

    Raven Speak Diane Lee Wilson 2010

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