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- verb Present participle of
contain .
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Examples
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Such consistent regulations as “i before e except after c” and “if this is the beginning of the sentence, then there needs to be a capital letter” represent the rules that you invoke when you come across a pattern, such as a word containing the consecutive letters “e” and “i.”
A Mind at a Time M.D. Mel Levine 2002
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Such consistent regulations as “i before e except after c” and “if this is the beginning of the sentence, then there needs to be a capital letter” represent the rules that you invoke when you come across a pattern, such as a word containing the consecutive letters “e” and “i.”
A Mind at a Time M.D. Mel Levine 2002
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Induction is said by Aristotle to be [Greek: hoia phanton], but he says in the same place that for this reason we must _conceive_ ([Greek: noehin]) the term containing the particular Instances (as A B C above) as composed of all the Individuals.
Ethics 384 BC-322 BC Aristotle
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The chief difficulty of a question under debate rests in defining the meaning of the term containing the main idea controverted.
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In addition to failing to disclose the marriage or living situation, Shimonova also failed to disclose bank accounts in her name containing tens of thousands of dollars, prosecutors said.
USATODAY.com News 2011
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And that the choice to not use the term containing a religious holiday reflects no "conspiracy against religion" as you have invented?
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And that the choice to not use the term containing a religious holiday reflects no "conspiracy against religion" as you have invented?
Conservapedia - Recent changes [en] Jinxmchue 2009
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And that the choice to not use the term containing a religious holiday reflects no "conspiracy against religion" as you have invented?
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And that the choice to not use the term containing a religious holiday reflects no "conspiracy against religion" as you have invented?
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And that the choice to not use the term containing a religious holiday reflects no "conspiracy against religion" as you have invented?
Conservapedia - Recent changes [en] Breithaupt 2009
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