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- adjective Stylistically reminiscent of a
novel .
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Examples
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In response, Harry Shum , a Microsoft corporate vice president, wrote in a blog post that Google's claims were misleading and amounted to a "spy-novelesque stunt to generate extreme outliers."
Google Says Bing Cheated Amir Efrati 2011
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In a blog post, Blum derided Google for engaging in a "a spy-novelesque stunt."
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In a blog post, Blum derided Google for engaging in a "a spy-novelesque stunt."
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It was quite characteristic of that memorable evening (that is quite novelesque, I think) that my interview with Jimmy should have a sensational ending.
When a Man Marries Mary Roberts Rinehart 1917
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In a blog post, Shum called Google's trap "a spy-novelesque stunt."
The Seattle Times 2011
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On the official Bing blog, Shum called the Google ploy a "spy-novelesque stunt," a "creative tactic by a competitor, that Bing was actually taking as a back-handed compliment."
FOXNews.com 2011
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"What we saw in today's story was a spy-novelesque stunt to generate extreme outliers" in some search rankings, he said.
unknown title 2011
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It also accused Google of a "spy-novelesque stunt", and claimed that using data about what internet users did on Google to help refine its Bing service reflected general practice on the web, where internet services learn from wider online behaviour.
Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph 2011
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In a blog post, Shum called Google's trap "a spy-novelesque stunt."
Thestar.com - Home Page JESSICA MINTZ 2011
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"What we saw in today's story was a spy-novelesque stunt to generate extreme outliers" in some search rankings, he said.
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