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  • noun Plural form of retractor.

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Examples

  • So, as one views the list of inevitable "retractors" of this article, one can make one's own judgments as to their motivations ........

    Propeller Most Popular Stories 2009

  • So, as one views the list of inevitable "retractors" of this article, one can make one's own judgments as to their motivations ........

    Propeller Most Popular Stories 2009

  • So, as one views the list of inevitable "retractors" of this article, one can make one's own judgments as to their motivations ........

    Propeller Most Popular Stories 2009

  • There are now many cases of "retractors" whose stories could potentially be featured in media coverage.

    The Guardian World News 2009

  • So, as one views the list of inevitable "retractors" of this article, one can make one's own judgments as to their motivations ........

    Propeller Most Popular Stories 2009

  • So, as one views the list of inevitable "retractors" of this article, one can make one's own judgments as to their motivations ........

    Propeller Most Popular Stories 2009

  • So, as one views the list of inevitable "retractors" of this article, one can make one's own judgments as to their motivations ........

    Propeller Most Popular Stories 2009

  • But seriously analyzing Frum's weed-baiting misses the point, because what's happening here is something deeper: The tragic massacre on Saturday is working like the Clockwork Orange eyelid retractors, forcing us to stare deeply into the twisted soul of America's violent culture.

    Frum Fingers Marijuana As Culprit In Tucson Shooting Jason Linkins 2011

  • But seriously analyzing Frum's weed-baiting misses the point, because what's happening here is something deeper: The tragic massacre on Saturday is working like the Clockwork Orange eyelid retractors, forcing us to stare deeply into the twisted soul of America's violent culture.

    Frum Fingers Marijuana As Culprit In Tucson Shooting Jason Linkins 2011

  • Authors are familiar with their retractors and they are at times reacting if not responding to them.

    Tom Vander Ark: The End of the Book Tom Vander Ark 2010

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