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  • noun Plural form of read.
  • verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of read.

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Examples

  • Xanax -- I usually quarter these pills, never take the whole thing, though I often try to mix with one cocktail for maximum buzz when the label reads "this medication may increase the effects of alcohol" I take that as a helpful hint.

    Teresa Strasser: I'll Miss You, Toxins Teresa Strasser 2011

  • Xanax -- I usually quarter these pills, never take the whole thing, though I often try to mix with one cocktail for maximum buzz when the label reads "this medication may increase the effects of alcohol" I take that as a helpful hint.

    Teresa Strasser: I'll Miss You, Toxins Teresa Strasser 2011

  • And guess what: the label reads "Hecho en Honduras" as well as "Importado a Mexico".4.10pm: Newt Gingrich has mentioned Ronald Reagan 61 times in 19 debates, but has been criticised for over-stating his connections to the Republicans' favourite former president.

    Florida primary campaign: Romney up, Gingrich down - as it happened 2012

  • Xanax -- I usually quarter these pills, never take the whole thing, though I often try to mix with one cocktail for maximum buzz when the label reads "this medication may increase the effects of alcohol" I take that as a helpful hint.

    Teresa Strasser: I'll Miss You, Toxins Teresa Strasser 2011

  • Designed like a film poster, the title reads: The Committee to Destroy the World.

    John Feffer: The Color of Failed States 2010

  • Designed like a film poster, the title reads: The Committee to Destroy the World.

    John Feffer: The Color of Failed States 2010

  • The tone is so frank it shocks; the title reads: ‘Migration threatens the DNA of the nation’.

    The House of Lords at its exceptional best 2010

  • Over on the right hand side of the page, the title reads, "About Me" with a slimmed-down snapshot of Kerik without those massive shoulders that he seemed to have lost since being placed under house arrest after he pleaded guilty.

    Len Levitt: Not Even Prison Walls Can Shut Bernie Up 2010

  • The tone is so frank it shocks; the title reads: ‘Migration threatens the DNA of the nation’.

    Gordon Brown, Charlie Whelan and Me 2010

  • The tone is so frank it shocks; the title reads: ‘Migration threatens the DNA of the nation’.

    The House of Lords at its exceptional best 2010

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