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- noun literally Nine
parts out often ; 90%; 9/10. - noun loosely Almost all; the vast
majority .
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Examples
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"It's kind of half-work, half-vacation... or maybe like nine-tenths vacation and one-tenth work," says Simonett, half-joking but still hoping to get a chance to go fishing.
Michael Bialas: Faces of Telluride, Part 2: Dave Simonett, Furious-Pace Face Michael Bialas 2011
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"It's kind of half-work, half-vacation... or maybe like nine-tenths vacation and one-tenth work," says Simonett, half-joking but still hoping to get a chance to go fishing.
Michael Bialas: Faces of Telluride, Part 2: Dave Simonett, Furious-Pace Face Michael Bialas 2011
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Reinsurer Munich Re counted nearly 1,000 natural disasters in 2010 – nine-tenths of them weather-related – the second highest number since 1980.
Are Australia's Deadly Floods A Sign Of Times To Come? AP 2011
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"AT&T's billing system for iPhone and iPad data transactions is like a rigged gas pump that charges for a full gallon when it pumps only nine-tenths of a gallon into your car's tank," the complaint said.
Lawsuit Claims AT&T Overcharges On Data Plans The Huffington Post 2011
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Reinsurer Munich Re counted nearly 1,000 natural disasters in 2010 – nine-tenths of them weather-related – the second highest number since 1980.
Are Australia's Deadly Floods A Sign Of Times To Come? AP 2011
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I housed it for nine months, and possession is nine-tenths of the law, but technically, this thing is not and never will be mine.
Thing Erin Zulkoski 2011
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Reinsurer Munich Re counted nearly 1,000 natural disasters in 2010 — nine-tenths of them weather-related — the second-highest number since 1980.
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Reinsurer Munich Re counted nearly 1,000 natural disasters in 2010 — nine-tenths of them weather-related — the second-highest number since 1980.
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At an open meeting Saturday in downtown Chicago, nine-tenths of the nearly 300 present voted to adopt those demands.
Chicago's 'Occupy' Protest Issues Specific Demands Jack Nicas 2011
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Reinsurer Munich Re counted nearly 1,000 natural disasters in 2010 – nine-tenths of them weather-related – the second highest number since 1980.
Are Australia's Deadly Floods A Sign Of Times To Come? AP 2011
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