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- verb Present participle of
preface .
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Examples
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In the old days the BBC used to delight in prefacing anything to do with South Africa with the adjective ‘racist’ – the ‘racist government of South Africa’, for example.
Archive 2008-02-24 2008
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In the old days the BBC used to delight in prefacing anything to do with South Africa with the adjective ‘racist’ – the ‘racist government of South Africa’, for example.
The Racist BBC 2008
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And he said in prefacing that remark, "I speak as a man that has administered a great empire."
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A term prefacing a statement that will contradict an earlier view, as in: Weak vessels can’t handle dead kids.
Why God...and Miss Snark...invented the CoM Miss Snark 2006
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Again prefacing Georgia’s call: “One size doesn’t fit all!”
Page 2 2006
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Again prefacing Georgia’s call: “One size doesn’t fit all!”
Page 2 2006
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Again prefacing Georgia’s call: “One size doesn’t fit all!”
Page 2 2006
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Again prefacing Georgia’s call: “One size doesn’t fit all!”
Page 2 2006
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Again prefacing Georgia’s call: “One size doesn’t fit all!”
Page 2 2006
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Again prefacing Georgia’s call: “One size doesn’t fit all!”
Page 2 2006
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