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- verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
inure .
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Examples
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Any nominal profit from this coinage inures to the benefit of the whole people of the United States and not merely to the producers of silver bullion.
Recollections of Forty Years in the House, Senate and Cabinet An Autobiography. John Sherman
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Haggerty: New York is almost an obvious place where you need to be for that added brand value [that] inures to your project because of its visibility and the amount of international and domestic travelers.
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In 10 NFL years with four different teams, he said the Giants and coach Tom Coughlin are the only ones who have been such slaves to routine—and that it's that consistency that inures players from "the rollercoaster."
Giants Rewarded for Being Stubborn Aditi Kinkhabwala 2012
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"Whether that strategy inures to their advantage or disadvantage remains to be seen," added Mr. Cannon, who hasn't declared his intentions toward the bill but has said he is wary of wider gambling in the state.
Dreaming of a New Vegas in Miami Arian Campo-Flores 2011
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The right inures to the Florida voters and no others; they have the right to chose their electors and notDubya
The Volokh Conspiracy » Standing and Ripeness Issues in the Lawsuits Against Obamacare 2010
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The right inures to the Florida voters and no others; they have the right to chose their electors and notDubya
The Volokh Conspiracy » Standing and Ripeness Issues in the Lawsuits Against Obamacare 2010
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It is an old complaint about the practice of medicine that it inures you to the idea of death.
The Emperor of All Maladies Siddhartha Mukherjee 2010
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But when medicine inures you to the idea of life, to survival, then it has failed utterly.
The Emperor of All Maladies Siddhartha Mukherjee 2010
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It completely inures you from the slings and arrows of outrageous bloggers, creditors, film investors and divorce attorneys.
Mark Morford: Mel Gibson's Top 10 Tips For Sexist Monsters 2010
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It completely inures you from the slings and arrows of outrageous bloggers, creditors, film investors and divorce attorneys.
Mark Morford: Mel Gibson's Top 10 Tips For Sexist Monsters 2010
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