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- noun Plural form of
beef .
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Examples
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One of my beefs is when people claim that because somebody lacks the personal experience of another, they become unable to comment on a sitaution.
The Volokh Conspiracy » When a Police Officer Pulls Over a Law Student 2010
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One of my main beefs about this sequence has been that the laser dish in the computer model isn't in the right place.
Word of the Day frankwu 2008
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One of Letterese’s beefs is that the church allegedly uses a business book, “Effective Sales Closing Techniques,” as part of its teachings.
Lawsuit goes after Tom Cruise and Church of Scientology 2008
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Roggio's three articles setting out his beefs are a little disorganized and lacking in detail, but the following seem to be his major grievances:
Stephen Kaus: Military Blogger Bill Roggio Swiftboats the Washington Post 2008
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By its nature, Moten said, violence-prevention work is gritty, centered on knowing who the potential troublemakers are and how to smooth over "beefs" that can lead to shootings and homicides.
Peaceoholics' Moten, a Fenty ally, emerges as a force in D.C. mayoral race 2010
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By its nature, Moten said, violence-prevention work is gritty, centered on knowing who the potential troublemakers are and how to smooth over "beefs" that can lead to shootings and homicides.
Peaceoholics' Moten, a Fenty ally, emerges as a force in D.C. mayoral race 2010
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By its nature, Moten said, violence-prevention work is gritty, centered on knowing who the potential troublemakers are and how to smooth over "beefs" that can lead to shootings and homicides.
Peaceoholics' Moten, a Fenty ally, emerges as a force in D.C. mayoral race 2010
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He is the ranking republican on the senate foreign armed services committee, so it's an official trip, but at the same time this can only help his campaign because it makes him look very presidential as he goes overseas and meets with world leaders and it kind of beefs up his chops when it comes to foreign policy, the war on terror, the war in Iraq.
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One of the greatest "beefs" I have against the Christian Churches is that we sometimes don't live close to reality.
Faith of a Briton 1952
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The man may be grouchy without assuming to give a reason therefor, but when he "beefs" he usually thinks there is cause for it.
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