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- noun Plural form of
maverick .
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Examples
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Most prominent of these mavericks is Samuel Ruiz García, bishop of San Cristobal de las Casas, capital of Chiapas.
High hopes, baffling uncertainty: Mexico nears the millennium 2008
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Most prominent of these mavericks is Samuel Ruiz García, bishop of San Cristobal de las Casas, capital of Chiapas.
High hopes, baffling uncertainty: Mexico nears the millennium 2008
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The only thing you can count on with mavericks is that you can't count on them.
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Most prominent of these mavericks is Samuel Ruiz García, bishop of San Cristobal de las Casas, capital of Chiapas.
High hopes, baffling uncertainty: Mexico nears the millennium 2008
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He had to hold the abolitionists, many of whom might be called mavericks, at bay.
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These so called mavericks have no business making decisions for what a women decides is best for her body.
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The nasty and unpredictable breaks known as mavericks are heading Half Moon Bay this weekend.
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Calves which are motherless and are unbranded are known as mavericks, and belong to whoever finds them.
Ted Strong's Motor Car Edward C. Taylor
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Unbranded animals are called mavericks, and when found on the round-up are either branded by the owner of the range on which they are, or else are sold for the benefit of the association.
Out on the Range 1896
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We've both been dubbed mavericks and that's a big thing in this day and age where there are so many robotic politicians.''
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