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- verb Simple past tense and past participle of
tow .
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Examples
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The red convertible, towed from a no-parking zone downtown July 12, had been hauled to one municipal lot and later to another, gathering dust for 10 days (average daily high: 92 degrees) until a city worker caught a foul whiff from the car and dialed the police.
D.C. police try to unravel mystery of man found dead in car trunk Paul Duggan 2010
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The red convertible, towed from a no-parking zone downtown July 12, had been hauled to one municipal lot and later to another, gathering dust for 10 days (average daily high: 92 degrees) until a city worker caught a foul whiff from the car and dialed the police.
D.C. police try to unravel mystery of man found dead in car trunk Paul Duggan 2010
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A disabled woman in Cardiff has expressed outrage after her car was towed from a disabled parking bay to make way for the Royal visit.
Disabled woman's outrage after car towed to make way for Prince of Wales Hannah Waldram 2010
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* A woman in Cardiff is outraged after her car was towed from a disabled parking bay to make way for the Prince of Wales*A civil claim has been lodged against South Wales Police*MP calls for 'normal lives' for those living in city centre
Disabled woman's outrage after car towed to make way for Prince of Wales Hannah Waldram 2010
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The red convertible, towed from a no-parking zone downtown July 12, had been hauled to one municipal lot and later to another, gathering dust for 10 days (average daily high: 92 degrees) until a city worker caught a foul whiff from the car and dialed the police.
The curious case of the corpse in the car trunk Paul Duggan 2010
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The red convertible, towed from a no-parking zone downtown July 12, had been hauled to one municipal lot and later to another, gathering dust for 10 days (average daily high: 92 degrees) until a city worker caught a foul whiff from the car and dialed the police.
Story pick: "The trunk case" Annys Shin 2010
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Jeff (Joel McHale) and his study-group pals participate in a flight-simulation competition with another local college; the gang gets stranded on board when the shuttle is towed from the school parking lot.
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And a man who ran alongside a tow truck, pleading to get his vehicle back after it was towed from a fire lane, died when he slipped and was run over by the truck and then his own Chevrolet Suburban.
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I did exactly what I was told and was able to have the car towed from the pensión de gruas to my mechanic that same day.
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"Brother Patrick!" he called towed the outer office, and climbed wearily to his feet.
A Canticle for Leibowitz Miller, Walter M. 1959
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