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- noun Plural form of
reassurance .
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Examples
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Further education colleges with Highly Trusted sponsor status have received no reassurances from the government regarding any protection for international applicants needing visas.
Colleges protest over visa 'misunderstanding' Louise Tickle 2010
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This comes after a couple of months of speculation, rumors, announcements, and thin reassurances that the Virtual Reality online community (akin to something like THE SIMS or SECOND LIFE) would be available for PS3 owners before the end of 2008.
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Injury had compelled Antonio Pierce ' s retirement and while the Giants had plugged Mr. Goff in at the end of last season, he was playing with a fractured rib and hadn ' t been able to offer any short-term reassurances with his play.
No-Nonsense Man in the Middle Aditi Kinkhabwala 2010
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This comes after a couple of months of speculation, rumors, announcements, and thin reassurances that the Virtual Reality online community (akin to something like THE SIMS or SECOND LIFE) would be available for PS3 owners before the end of 2008.
Flixnjoystix.com! » Sony Says You Can Come HOME Again…Tomorrow! 2008
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But in this case, Joyce insisted despite reassurances from the worldcon committee that she didn't have to.
Character matters; or, thank you, Joyce frankwu 2007
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Contrary to reassurances from the Sudanese embassy in London, Gillian Gibbons, the British teacher in Khartoum who did not realize naming a teddy bear Muhammad was verboten, has been charged with blasphemy, inciting hatred, and insulting Islam.
Boing Boing 2007
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During planned talks at the White House and the Camp David presidential retreat, Abe was to seek reassurances from the US president on North Korea, particularly on the issue of Japanese citizens abducted by Pyongyang.
Abe Meets Bush, Renews Sympathy for ‘Comfort Women’ | Impact Lab 2007
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Although Olinda at first spoke matter-of-factly about her traditional childhood, she became visibly nervous when I asked her about tinhlanga, and only after repeated reassurances from the pastor's wife that it was permissible to share such information did Olinda begin to relax and talk calmly about her tattoos.
Where Women Make History: Gendered Tellings of Community and Change in Magude, Mozambique 2005
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Ambassador to Mexico to obtain reassurances that Mexico was a law-abiding country.
South of Yesterday: A True Story by Virginia Downs Miller 2001
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Ambassador to Mexico to obtain reassurances that Mexico was a law-abiding country.
South of Yesterday: A True Story by Virginia Downs Miller 2001
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