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- verb Present participle of
retard .
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Examples
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Organic is a very successful label, but with tradeoffs in retarding innovation.
Archive 2009-06-01 Rebecca Tushnet 2009
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But perhaps immigration's role in retarding economic modernization is confined to agriculture, which, after all, is very different from the rest of the economy.
The Employment Situation, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009
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Possibly one of the most interesting results of the Korean war has been its effect in retarding the spread southwards of Chinese Communist Armies into South East Asia.
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There is danger that in retarding the act of writing, the child may plunge finally into a tumultuous effort, due to the fact that he knows the entire alphabet and has no natural check.
The Montessori Method Anne E. Montessori George 1912
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Refrigeration of dough is therefore called retarding, and the cold chamber a retarder.
On Food and Cooking, The Science and Lore of the Kitchen Harold McGee 2004
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Refrigeration of dough is therefore called retarding, and the cold chamber a retarder.
On Food and Cooking, The Science and Lore of the Kitchen Harold McGee 2004
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The recipe for semolina bread uses a technique of "retarding" the dough, meaning that after it rises once, it is punched down and refrigerated overnight; this gives a great flavor to the bread.
Mary Ann Esposito: Snow Bored... Let's Bake! Mary Ann Esposito 2011
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The recipe for semolina bread uses a technique of "retarding" the dough, meaning that after it rises once, it is punched down and refrigerated overnight; this gives a great flavor to the bread.
Mary Ann Esposito: Snow Bored... Let's Bake! Mary Ann Esposito 2011
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He said the company was using delaying tactics, such as retarding verification of union membership forms, to keep the NUM off its mines.
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He said the company was using delaying tactics, such as retarding verification of union membership forms, to keep the NUM off its mines.
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