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- noun Plural form of
tarry . - verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
tarry .
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Examples
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Christ "tarries," among other reasons, to try the faith and patience of His people. they all slumbered and slept -- the wise as well as the foolish.
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Waiting for a vision that "tarries" is the true test of our faithfulness to God.
Latest Articles 2009
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Though some of us had our doubts from the start, the sensational, celebrity-hungry world of 24-hour news rarely tarries for scepticism.
Joaquin Phoenix offers us a reality check on celebrity Hephzibah Anderson 2010
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For life goes not backward nor tarries with yesterday.
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God is extravagant not parsimonious: in his extravagance, he created a home for us that will always contain an unexplored corner, however long he tarries.
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And the longer Palestinian leadership tarries, the smaller their state may be.
Steve Sheffey: A New Paradigm for Middle East Peace Steve Sheffey 2010
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For life goes not backward nor tarries with yesterday.
Common Ground - The Generation Gap Steve Perry 2010
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And the longer Palestinian leadership tarries, the smaller their state may be.
Steve Sheffey: A New Paradigm for Middle East Peace Steve Sheffey 2010
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As the DOI tarries, the plunder of Appalachia for the small seams of needless coal will continue unabated, despite Department of Interior Secretary Ken Salazar's statement in June that, "The steps we are taking today are a firm departure from the previous administration's approach to mountaintop coal mining, which failed to protect our communities, water and wildlife in Appalachia."
Jeff Biggers: Cowed Interior to Consider Mountaintop Removal Rule Once Plundering Is Over in 2011 2009
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While the board tarries, nurses like Owen Jay Murphy Jr. keep working.
When Caregivers Harm: Problem Nurses Stay on the Job as Patients Suffer ProPublica 2009
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