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- adverb In a
proprietary way.
Etymologies
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Examples
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For many years, private publishers have been trying to lead the faithful into believing that many of the hymns, chants, and songs, they are publishing are proprietarily held when in fact they are long in the public domain.
Who owns Ave Maria? 2009
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Theresa chuckled and slipped her arm through his, pulling him proprietarily to her side.
The Book Of Spells Kate Brian 2010
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Leaning in, she tried for a closer look, taking care to keep her toes proprietarily on her own side of the great divide.
Aching for Always Gwyn Cready 2010
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Theresa chuckled and slipped her arm through his, pulling him proprietarily to her side.
The Book Of Spells Kate Brian 2010
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Theresa chuckled and slipped her arm through his, pulling him proprietarily to her side.
The Book Of Spells Kate Brian 2010
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I've been reading this series as its been re-released by Drawn & Quarterly, and feel rather proprietarily fond of the fussy Mrs. Fillyjonk, the always lovesick Mymble, the practical but mean Little My, the outlaw Stinky, and of course Moominpappa (top-hat wearing, high-mindedly silly), Moominmamma (supremely competent but not at all fussy), Moomin himself (a wistful everyman) and Snorkmaiden (his on-and-off girlfriend, moody but loveable).
Part 2 of What I Read On My Christmas Vacation; Or, How Books Make Things Better Book Nerd 2009
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I've been reading this series as its been re-released by Drawn & Quarterly, and feel rather proprietarily fond of the fussy Mrs. Fillyjonk, the always lovesick Mymble, the practical but mean Little My, the outlaw Stinky, and of course Moominpappa (top-hat wearing, high-mindedly silly), Moominmamma (supremely competent but not at all fussy), Moomin himself (a wistful everyman) and Snorkmaiden (his on-and-off girlfriend, moody but loveable).
Archive 2009-01-09 Book Nerd 2009
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A flock of geese is passing, and Barry proprietarily hoists up Marie to watch:
The World We Live In Eisenberg, Deborah 2009
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Then the New Hampshire primary occurred with features infuriatingly reminiscent of vote fraud -- auditable, trackable paper hand-counted ballots favoring Obama (not to mention exit polls and to say nothing of predictive polling) while non-auditable, proprietarily counted "Diebold ballots" conveniently give Hillary a bounce and reverse those results.
Hillary Supporter Andrew Cuomo On Her NH Win: "You Can't Shuck And Jive" w/Press Corps 2009
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I set up shop in an abandoned stall, and when I was finished with one pig, it would walk out to the others to be inspected proprietarily while another one came in.
Magnificent Pigs 2009
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