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  • verb Simple past tense and past participle of staunch.

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Examples

  • Yes, we have historic and critical health care reform, the stimulus investment that staunched the bleeding recession, financial reform that will put Wall Street in check and more.

    Sally Kohn: One Nation March: Sometimes Size Doesn't Matter

  • Yes, we have historic and critical health care reform, the stimulus investment that staunched the bleeding recession, financial reform that will put Wall Street in check and more.

    Sally Kohn: One Nation March: Sometimes Size Doesn't Matter

  • Yes, we have historic and critical health care reform, the stimulus investment that staunched the bleeding recession, financial reform that will put Wall Street in check and more.

    Sally Kohn: One Nation March: Sometimes Size Doesn't Matter

  • Yes, we have historic and critical health care reform, the stimulus investment that staunched the bleeding recession, financial reform that will put Wall Street in check and more.

    Sally Kohn: One Nation March: Sometimes Size Doesn't Matter

  • Yes, we have historic and critical health care reform, the stimulus investment that staunched the bleeding recession, financial reform that will put Wall Street in check and more.

    Sally Kohn: One Nation March: Sometimes Size Doesn't Matter

  • In addition to assessing how the stimulus program has been carried out, the study restates the administration's case that the package has been effective economically, arguing that it staunched the worst bleeding in employment and led the economy to rebound late last year.

    Positive review of stimulus package

  • In addition to assessing how the stimulus program has been carried out, the study restates the administration's case that the package has been effective economically, arguing that it staunched the worst bleeding in employment and led the economy to rebound late last year.

    Report gives stimulus package high marks

  • Of course, the possibility for error forever looms, never to be completely staunched.

    Four Lost Measures Found

  • In addition to assessing how the stimulus program has been carried out, the study restates the administration's case that the package has been effective economically, arguing that it staunched the worst bleeding in employment and led the economy to rebound late last year.

    Report gives stimulus package high marks

  • Yes, we have historic and critical health care reform, the stimulus investment that staunched the bleeding recession, financial reform that will put Wall Street in check and more.

    Sally Kohn: One Nation March: Sometimes Size Doesn't Matter

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