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- noun Plural form of
keep . - noun
keeping - verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
keep .
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Examples
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Bill Richardson has been out of office nearly six months now, but his name keeps popping up in local headlines, and it is making his fellow New Mexico Democrats uneasy.
New Mexico Democrats' Woes Mount Stephanie Simon 2011
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Most bands, when they leave their labels, do it in a big, furious flame out, and the label keeps their record and they get into this big legal battle and stuff.
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Most bands, when they leave their labels, do it in a big, furious flame out, and the label keeps their record and they get into this big legal battle and stuff.
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Epstein telephones the President of Capitol Records in Los Angeles and asks why the label keeps rejecting his group.
Martin Lewis: Tweet The Beatles! How Walter Cronkite Sent The Beatles Viral... in 1963! 2009
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The case is on Courtside every night and your name keeps coming up.
Just Take My Heart Mary Higgins Clark 2009
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Consider This: People have mixed reactions to this nickname for Margaret, but the name keeps getting more popular anyway.
5-Star Baby Name Advisor Bruce Lansky 2008
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Consider This: People have mixed reactions to this nickname for Margaret, but the name keeps getting more popular anyway.
5-Star Baby Name Advisor Bruce Lansky 2008
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In this book, community is what gives meaning to life and when that community starts to crumble life is far less appealing and it is easier to let go and there we have a further dig in that the title keeps a running reminder that our instinct is to hold on tight.
Reading, Writing, Cooking and Crafting: Yes I do still read, thanks for asking.... Kate 2006
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In this book, community is what gives meaning to life and when that community starts to crumble life is far less appealing and it is easier to let go and there we have a further dig in that the title keeps a running reminder that our instinct is to hold on tight.
Archive 2006-04-01 Kate 2006
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And it often happens, as in those instances, that the term keeps its special signification in addition to its more general one, and becomes ambiguous, that is, two names instead of one.
A System Of Logic, Ratiocinative And Inductive John Stuart Mill 1839
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