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  • He was practeesin 'seekin' the tickets at the station.

    My Man Sandy J. B. Salmond

  • "Ef a man kain't holp goin 'mad like a dog -- an' seekin 'ter slay folks, I reckon he ----" It was on her tongue to say that he ought to pay the mad-dog's penalty but she checked herself shortly and went on with less cruelty, "I reckon he's a right dangerous sort of feller ter hev 'round."

    A Pagan of the Hills Charles Neville Buck 1904

  • Saunders was hurt for the moment at this pointed allusion both to his profession and also to his condition as a "seekin '" widower.

    The Lilac Sunbonnet 1887

  • "They sound ter me like things I hearn whenst I war a-hungered arter righteousness an 'seekin' religion, an 'bided alone in the wilderness a-waitin' o 'the Sperit."

    The Riddle Of The Rocks 1895 Mary Noailles Murfree 1886

  • "But theer, barns, I mun get forrad wi 'my tale, or your mothers will be coomin' seekin 'you afore I'm through wi' it.

    More Tales of the Ridings Frederic William Moorman 1895

  • Tailor your resume to the specific job that you are seekin

    Is It Time To Build Your Business Online? | myFiveBest 2010

  • Tailor your resume to the specific job that you are seekin

    My Five Best TV Shows of 2007 | myFiveBest 2009

  • Tailor your resume to the specific job that you are seekin

    Five People Born on March 16 | myFiveBest 2010

  • Last month, the Star Tribune reported that North Dakota and some of the state's major energy interests had filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday seekin...

    North Dakota, Minnesota Fracking Battle Contains 'Obamacare' Irony The Huffington Post News Team 2011

  • Our mate is violent, seekin 'the life of the second mate.

    CHAPTER XLII 2010

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