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- noun Plural form of
protegee .
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Examples
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The study involved in-depth interviews of 12 pairs of girls, referred to as protegees, and women who had been in a mentoring relationships for between 2.5 to 11 years.
India eNews 2009
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The study involved in-depth interviews of 12 pairs of girls, referred to as protegees, and women who had been in a mentoring relationships for between 2.5 to 11 years.
SiliconIndia.com 2009
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But you raise a not insignificant point - Brown (in particular) and Blair were his protegees.
The Day John Smith Died Alan Smart 2009
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Needless to say, the Duchess of Devonshire, the Marchioness of Londonderry, and Margot Asquith, among others, were extremely powerful and exerted much influence over their husbands and their protegees.
Daily Life in the British Parliament: The Political Hostess | Edwardian Promenade 2009
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This introductory phrase, literally translated, means that the shampoo you are about to use is part of an ultra-sweet cleaning system that is specially conceived for old protegees who eat pastries on colored horses.
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 When one of his former protegees a woman named Laira, the Lantern who was purple and dressed like Psylocke was tainted by Atrocitus and the power of the Red Lanterns, Hal Jordan was spurred to action in an attempt to save her.
Review: Green Lantern #38 | Major Spoilers - Comic Book Reviews and News 2009
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 Carrick watches as Josh trips his face off literally but his attention is taken away when another of his heroic protegees is killed in a car bomb.
Retro Review: No Hero #1-4 | Major Spoilers - Comic Book Reviews and News 2009
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LEMON: So listen, not many people can artfully bridge the gap between Eastern and Western cultures, but choreographer extraordinaire, Debbie Allen and 12 protegees, young protegees did, they're dancing got accolades from both.
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Apart from the obvious that the CIA trained and equipped bin Laden when he was one of Ronald Reagan's fierce "freedom fighters" in Afghanistan during their holy war against the "evil empire" that was the Soviet Union in 1985, Reagan's favorite freedom fighter has become public enemy numero uno under George W. Bush, and now under Barack Obama, though Mr. Bush was busy stuffing the pockets of bin Laden's protegees.
Jayne Lyn Stahl: Best for Obama Not toTalk About theTaliban 2009
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McCain needs to be asked questions in regards to his campaign not only employing rovian tactics but rovian protegees.
New McCain Ad: "Maybe The Applause Has Gone To His Head" 2009
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