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- noun Plural form of
relay . - verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
relay .
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Examples
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Here, a couple of small billiard tables and several checkerboards were being used by young working-men, who waited in relays for their turn at the games, while many men were sitting around, smoking, reading, and mending their clothes.
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Meanwhile, Michael Rubin relays, in somewhat subtler and therefore more insidious form, the conservative “stab in the back” narrative that Dick Cheney floated yesterday.
Wonk Room 2009
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Meanwhile, Michael Rubin relays, in somewhat subtler and therefore more insidious form, the conservative “stab in the back” narrative that Dick Cheney floated yesterday.
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Three weeks after Tessa was born, Torres swam in relays at a masters national championship.
Forty-one-year-old Olympian Torres gains pool of 40-ish fans 2008
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The man who has staked it has disappeared and 45 men, with dog teams in relays, are racing from the staking of No. 3 to the recorder's office in Dawson, 110 miles distant.
“I am only a wild girl, and I am afraid of the world....” 2008
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During one incident there was a lad who had three teams of three officers in relays for over half an hour to control him.
Can’t Sleep, Clowns Will Eat Me! « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG Inspector Gadget 2007
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The priests at our parish have been hearing confessions since 8: 00 a.m. this morning (unless Morning Prayer ended earlier) and will be doing so in relays (we have 5 priests) throughout the day until after the last liturgical service.
04/01/2004 - 05/01/2004 John 2004
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One was individual — a silver — two gold in relays and one bronze in relay.
USATODAY.com - Five sports, three countries pentathlete has it covered 2004
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All eight of her Olympic titles have come in relays, and she swam the anchor leg of the 4x100 freestyle relay Sunday night.
USATODAY.com - Three swimming world records fall; Thompson wins again 2003
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I packed my grub in short relays, and I cowered down in my tent,
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