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- verb Present participle of
unwind .
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Examples
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(Putin has spent much of his term unwinding the holdings of the oligarchs, and arresting them).
What’s Putin’s Game? 2007
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We could see some short term unwinding, but that will give investors a better level to sell.
unknown title 2011
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The Obama administration is eager to begin unwinding the extraordinary rescue of GM that took place after the financial crisis even as doubts remain that the government will ever fully recover the $50 billion of taxpayer money spent on the firm's bailout.
U.S. to cut its stake in GM by a third when automaker goes public Jia Lynn Yang 2010
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The Obama administration is eager to begin unwinding the extraordinary rescue of GM that took place after the financial crisis even as doubts remain that the government will ever fully recover the $50 billion of taxpayer money spent on the firm's bailout.
Wonkbook: Welcome to gridlocked America Ezra Klein 2010
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The Obama administration is eager to begin unwinding the extraordinary rescue of GM that took place after the financial crisis even as doubts remain that the government will ever fully recover the $50 billion of taxpayer money spent on the firm's bailout.
U.S. to cut its stake in GM by a third when automaker goes public Jia Lynn Yang 2010
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Ray Hennessey says we should begin unwinding the program.
“Monetize the TARP” (On the Bailout, Part 27) « PurpleSlog – Awesomeness & Modesty Meets Sexy 2008
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But I'm getting ahead of myself, since I'd only just started the book when I arrived at Warsaw, mostly keeping it for late nights in the hotel bar, sipping a Żwiec at the bar, smoking a cigarette along with it (oh, the bliss!) and unwinding from a wild day's work and play.
Poland Won, Bad Points Nil Hal Duncan 2006
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But I'm getting ahead of myself, since I'd only just started the book when I arrived at Warsaw, mostly keeping it for late nights in the hotel bar, sipping a Żwiec at the bar, smoking a cigarette along with it (oh, the bliss!) and unwinding from a wild day's work and play.
Archive 2006-10-01 Hal Duncan 2006
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In this case, the Judge does express his opinion, that confidential sourcing has played an "important role" in unwinding a number of political scandals.
Coyote Blog » Blog Archive » Why Judge Nominations Are Suddenly So High Stakes 2005
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If enacted, a moratorium will begin unwinding the potential doomsday process.
International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War - Acceptance Speech 1985
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