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- verb Present participle of
deep-six .
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Examples
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This is all crack-pot fantasy, of a stripe with so-called “native Americans” deep-sixing anthropological evidence of ancient non-Amerind presence in the Pacific Northwest.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Genetic Evidence Shows Common Origins of Jews 2010
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Fortunately, some in Congress are trying to prevent the medical device tax from deep-sixing both the interests of American patients and the economy.
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OK, so I guess we tested the waters with a "float" about deep-sixing the Public Option and it met with howls of protest from Democrats and snores from Republicans.
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The GOP already made a $42 billion down payment on their $100 billion in cuts from the president's budget by deep-sixing the Democratic omnibus bill during the lame-duck session.
Obama vs. Ryan: The Choice Is Clear Karl Rove 2011
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This is all crack-pot fantasy, of a stripe with so-called “native Americans” deep-sixing anthropological evidence of ancient non-Amerind presence in the Pacific Northwest.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Genetic Evidence Shows Common Origins of Jews 2010
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When some of the truth about radiation started to surface in the US media, a full-scale official effort to downplay the Japanese death toll -- and defend the decision to use the bomb -- really accelerated, including the deep-sixing of footage of the survivors shot by an American film crew, leading to an effective decades-long "Hiroshima Narrative."
Greg Mitchell: Secrecy, Cover-ups and Deadly Radiation: On the Birth of the Nuclear Age 65 Years Ago 2010
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And one reason the company has given for deep-sixing an app is that someone complained about similar material.
Love Freedom? Kill Your iPad Aaron Gell 2010
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When some of the truth about radiation started to surface in the US media, a full-scale official effort to downplay the Japanese death toll -- and defend the decision to use the bomb -- really accelerated, including the deep-sixing of footage of the survivors shot by an American film crew, leading to an effective decades-long "Hiroshima Narrative."
Greg Mitchell: Secrecy, Cover-ups and Deadly Radiation: On the Birth of the Nuclear Age 65 Years Ago 2010
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In the interim, there has been talk of deep-sixing the public option entirely or replacing it with a series of health insurance co-operatives.
D. Brad Wright: The Trigger Option: An Ultimatum To Insurers 2009
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I just can't see deep-sixing the whole package over it.
Bill Killers and Good Enoughers: A quick guide to the online left's health care debate 2009
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