tenture

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They also mention the Livingstone Dispatches programme which is odd because the idea of this being a factor in Bright's tenture at the NS was debunked in Private Eye about 8 months ago.

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  • They also mention the Livingstone Dispatches programme which is odd because the idea of this being a factor in Bright's tenture at the NS was debunked in Private Eye about 8 months ago. —  Splintered Sunrise
  • I should think that he would like to show all he improvements he has made during his tenture as Mayor of the City of Jackson. —  Jackson Free Press - Breaking News
  • After picking up this seat in 2000 after the 1 Term Republican State Rep. Nancy J. Caffyn retired to battle cancer, Rep. Patrick has served an undistinguised tenture in the State House. —  Red Mass Group - Front Page
  • It derives its name from the old word tenture, or tenter (_tendere_, to stretch), the frame on which the embroidress distended her canvas. —  Art in Needlework A Book about Embroidery
  • He will begin his tenture with a program on the down turn and fractured support from alums and supporters.
 

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  1. from French tenture, hangings: see tenter and tent.
 

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