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- noun Plural form of
ream . - verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
ream .
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Examples
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Because despite what you call reams and reams of hard evidence, there is NO hard evidence in the report that holds up.
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Most modern cars now have impact bars inside doors which also contain reams of wiring for electronic in-car gadgets.
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If you say “fuck” on camera, the Captain reams your ass.
Way Up In The Sky Is The Leader Of The Greatest Band Of All Time | ATTACKERMAN 2009
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The Northern editor of any literary magazine who has had any experience in by-gone days with the manuscripts of the chivalry, will shrug his shoulders with a smile as he recalls the reams of reechoes of Northern writers, and not unfrequently of mere 'sensation' third-rate writers at that, which he was wont to receive from Dixie.
The Continental Monthly, Vol. 1, No. 6, June, 1862 Devoted To Literature and National Policy Various
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According to Goodman, use of 3D computing imaging tech developed at the IIC offered new insights into "reams" of existing astronomical data previously collected on the L1448 region of Perseus.
The Register 2009
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"One of the biggest problems faced by websites built on user-generated content is 'empty encylopedia syndrome' - the idea of reams of empty pages that need to be filled with information.
Media news, UK and world media comment and analysis | guardian.co.uk 2010
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Party leaders produced reams of statistics to support their view that slave labor was less productive than free labor and publicized observations on the work habits of the slaves made by northern visitors to the South.
A Renegade History of the United States Thaddeus Russell 2010
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There are reams of actuarial and economic studies to confirm that comment.
Richard (RJ) Eskow: Before He Cuts Social Security, I Hope the President Listens to This 'Obama' Guy RJ 2011
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There are reams of actuarial and economic studies to confirm that comment.
Richard (RJ) Eskow: Before He Cuts Social Security, I Hope the President Listens to This 'Obama' Guy RJ 2011
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We have a very special and sobering message for you today, inspired by the reams and reams of MFA-produced short stories and fictive efforts we have been reading lately, many of which are quietly pointing us toward the inevitable conclusion that whatever the hell they are teaching you up in there, it has nothing to do with Publishing.
Archive 2010-04-01 2010
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