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- verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
detest .
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Examples
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McCain detests autocrats like Nazarbayev, as I learned when we discussed Kazakhstan.
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McCain detests autocrats like Nazarbayev, as I learned when we discussed Kazakhstan.
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McCain detests autocrats like Nazarbayev, as I learned when we discussed Kazakhstan.
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Ferran Adria, dubbed the godfather of molecular gastronomy - a moniker he detests - shocked the culinary world with the announcement in January 2010 that he was to close el Bulli, a restaurant awarded with a coveted three Michelin stars and acclaimed as best in the world five times.
Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph 2011
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El Bulli, 'world's best restaurant' serves its final 49-course supper Ferran Adria, dubbed the godfather of molecular gastronomy - a moniker he detests - shocked the culinary world with the announcement in January 2010 that he was to close el Bulli Fiona Govan, Cala Montjoi
Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph 2011
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That could spell trouble for the possibility of the younger Mubarak rising to power because, as the memo says, "an alleged personal friend of Soliman tells us that Soliman 'detests' the idea of Gamal as president."
The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com The Huffington Post News Editors 2011
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That could spell trouble for the possibility of the younger Mubarak rising to power because, as the memo says, "an alleged personal friend of Soliman tells us that Soliman 'detests' the idea of Gamal as president."
The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com The Huffington Post News Editors 2011
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That could spell trouble for the possibility of the younger Mubarak rising to power because, as the memo says, "an alleged personal friend of Soliman tells us that Soliman 'detests' the idea of Gamal as president."
The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com The Huffington Post News Editors 2011
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Also from the documents: "An alleged personal friend of [Suleiman] tells us that [Suleiman] 'detests' the idea of Gamal as president, and that he also was 'deeply personally hurt' by Mubarak, who promised to name him vice-president several years ago, but then reneged."
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Also from the documents: "An alleged personal friend of [Suleiman] tells us that [Suleiman] 'detests' the idea of Gamal as president, and that he also was 'deeply personally hurt' by Mubarak, who promised to name him vice-president several years ago, but then reneged."
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