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- verb Present participle of
torpedo .
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Examples
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If they succeed in torpedoing HCR by standing firm in their position, people will be forced to start listening to them instead of ignoring them.
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The United States, which has the presidency of the council this month, insisted that any statement include a clear condemnation of North Korea's Nov. 23 attack on Yeonpyeong, which left four South Korean nationals dead, and recall the torpedoing of the South Korean naval vessel the Cheonan.
South Korea edges closer to live-fire drills as U.N. council holds emergency meeting Chico Harlan 2010
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The United States, which has the presidency of the council this month, insisted that any statement include a clear condemnation of North Korea's Nov. 23 attack on Yeonpyeong, which left four South Korean nationals dead, and recall the torpedoing of the South Korean naval vessel the Cheonan.
South Korea edges closer to live-fire drills as U.N. council holds emergency meeting Chico Harlan 2010
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(China termed the torpedoing "unfortunate," a phrase more suitable to describe accidentally spilling wine on a foreign diplomat than for deliberately killing sailors.)
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I can even agree that it makes sense to reduce waste, reduce oil and gas consumption, explore alternatives, but let's do it on a sensible market based timescale. the idea of torpedoing the word economy for this now-discredited AGW stuff is insane
On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with... 2009
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Its a common sense solution so the Palestinians will completely reject it and then accuse the Israelis of 'torpedoing' any peace talks.
On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with... 2009
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"But Englishman and Frenchmen might very easily believe that the torpedoing was the work of a group of officers and men in our Navy who hated England enough to strike her below the belt.
Dave Darrin on Mediterranean Service or, With Dan Dalzell on European Duty 1895
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Why would it not be wholly reasonable for the British to suppose that the torpedoing was the work of a German submarine that had sneaked into the harbor of Malta under the surface of the water? "
Dave Darrin on Mediterranean Service or, With Dan Dalzell on European Duty 1895
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Seoul also wants an apology for the torpedoing of a South Korean warship last year that it blames on the North.
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Mapsaura bent at the muscular knees and pushed off the ground, shooting straight up, disappearing into the mist, and then torpedoing down, aiming straight for Athena as Arachne broke free and made for the goddess.
Darkness Becomes Her Kelly Keaton 2011
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