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- verb Present participle of
mollycoddle .
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Examples
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The peasants do not believe in 'mollycoddling' their animals, nor themselves.
The History of the American Expedition Fighting the Bolsheviki Campaigning in North Russia 1918-1919 Harry H. Mead
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"mollycoddling" children after many closed due to the snow.
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Therefore it is no surprise that it continues to be so, regardless of government intervention and 'mollycoddling', "he said.
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Therefore it is no surprise that it continues to be so, regardless of government intervention and 'mollycoddling', "he said.
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Therefore it is no surprise that it continues to be so, regardless of government intervention and 'mollycoddling', "he said.
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And so the argument will roll on about The Fairy Jobmother, with us all accusing each other of being soft-arsed liberals or boggle-eyed neocons, and of "mollycoddling the workshy" or "bullying the working classes" and how the problem lies with the government … In fact, let's blame Eric Pickles – I find it easy to do this with most subjects thanks to Eric's "Cenobite from Hellraiser" qualities.
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Children need discipline, not mollycoddling, and teachers need to be left alone to do what they do best, not forced to meet idiotic targets or please Ofsted inspectors.
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A political fashion for mollycoddling and restriction, rather than teaching moderation and allowing consumers choice, seems at odds with libertarian conservatism.
Rupert Myers: Tobacco 'Blanding': Australian Government Combats Smoking Rupert Myers 2011
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"I know we are supposed to be mollycoddling Rashid, but don't you think there is a case for including him in the squad?" says Greg Morley.
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And so the argument will roll on about The Fairy Jobmother, with us all accusing each other of being soft-arsed liberals or boggle-eyed neocons, and of "mollycoddling the workshy" or "bullying the working classes" and how the problem lies with the government … In fact, let's blame Eric Pickles – I find it easy to do this with most subjects thanks to Eric's "Cenobite from Hellraiser" qualities.
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