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- noun Plural form of
onus .
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Examples
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MR. BERGER: I'm not going to, at this stage, place onuses, which is, I think, an ungrammatic sentence.
Press Briefing By National Security Advisor Samuel Berger ITY National Archives 2000
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` ` Our line now has more onuses to contribute and score goals night in and night out.
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Q Sandy, without placing any onuses, what do you believe Arafat has been hearing from the Arab world regarding further flexibility on Jerusalem?
Press Briefing By National Security Advisor Samuel Berger ITY National Archives 2000
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"We are for ever bound by the site of our cruel demise, until our, you might say, to put it politely, our onuses are abated."
Centaur Aisle Anthony, Piers 1981
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"Well, If you'd tell me your onuses, maybe I could help," Dor suggested.
Centaur Aisle Anthony, Piers 1981
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"Well, If you'd tell me your onuses, maybe I could help," Dor suggested.
Centaur Aisle Anthony, Piers 1981
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"We are for ever bound by the site of our cruel demise, until our, you might say, to put it politely, our onuses are abated."
Centaur Aisle Anthony, Piers 1981
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Could any trade union organizer or worker effectively discharge these onuses?
12 STATE REPRESSION 1980
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At some point the onuses is on the individual to take information provided and use it.
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At some point the onuses is on the individual to take information provided and use it.
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