Definitions
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- verb Simple past tense and past participle of
occlude . - adjective
closed orobstructed - adjective meteorology (of air)
forced upwards by colder, denser air
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- adjective (of a substance) taken into and retained in another substance
- adjective closed off
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Examples
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However, what has been occluded from the discussion is how the massive investments and capital flows into Bangalore have also contributed to the rise of a powerful and violent mafia.
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It ties into many of his teachings about our "occluded" state, I'd say.
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It ties into many of his teachings about our "occluded" state, I'd say.
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'occluded' state, in which the cargo is locked inside the protein.
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'occluded' state, in which the cargo is locked inside the protein.
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But soon after the well was capped, these voices got occluded by a national media that was quick to give BP an assist and declare that the oil had miraculously vanished.
Bob Dudley, BP CEO, Blames Media For Creating "Climate Of Fear" In Gulf
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But soon after the well was capped, these voices got occluded by a national media that was quick to give BP an assist and declare that the oil had miraculously vanished.
Bob Dudley, BP CEO, Blames Media For Creating "Climate Of Fear" In Gulf
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This is quite different from, say, an operation that is much more dangerous -- but easily justified by the obviously broken limb, plugged up gall bladder or occluded arteries.
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But soon after the well was capped, these voices got occluded by a national media that was quick to give BP an assist and declare that the oil had miraculously vanished.
Bob Dudley, BP CEO, Blames Media For Creating "Climate Of Fear" In Gulf
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But soon after the well was capped, these voices got occluded by a national media that was quick to give BP an assist and declare that the oil had miraculously vanished.
Bob Dudley, BP CEO, Blames Media For Creating "Climate Of Fear" In Gulf
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