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- verb Present participle of
cannibalise .
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Examples
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The Asian Tour, which sees itself as golf's standard bearer in the region, has accused the new body of "cannibalising" their tournaments.
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Brussels - Anti-poverty campaign group Oxfam attacked European politicians on Sunday for "cannibalising" existing development aid budgets and repackaging them as part of a deal to fight climate change.
News24 Top Stories 2009
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Anti-poverty campaign group Oxfam has attacked European politicians for "cannibalising" existing development aid budgets and repackaging them as part of a deal to fight climate change.
News24 Top Stories 2009
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* Document says "existing funds" good for climate deal* Oxfam accuses EU of repackaging existing aid pledges By Pete HarrisonBRUSSELS, Dec 6 (Reuters) - Anti-poverty campaign group Oxfam attacked European politicians on Sunday for "cannibalising" existing development aid budgets and repackaging them as part of a deal to fight climate change.
unknown title 2009
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She expressed concern that the Green Party was "cannibalising" some of Labour's party support, saying that while she wanted to see the Greens get over the 5 percent threshold, too much support for them risked Labour not getting enough votes to form a government.
frogblog 2008
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Others must join in cannibalising their own businesses - if they are to survive.
Colin Morrison: Can Daily Newspapers Survive? Colin Morrison 2011
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After cannibalising another plane's engine for the part.
Home again! karenmiller 2010
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Others must join in cannibalising their own businesses - if they are to survive.
Colin Morrison: Can Daily Newspapers Survive? Colin Morrison 2011
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I thought that the article implied that the 'extragalactic' GCs joined our galaxy through the Milky Way cannibalising other, smaller dwarf galaxies.
Alien Star Clusters Are Invading the Milky Way | Universe Today 2010
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Tony could be cannibalising an unused sheild prototype for usable parts, re-doing a shield for a modern day Cap in a revived program, disguising a bit of cool technology inside some memorabelia or getting equipment ready for a Steve Rogers he knows is back.
Captain America's Shield Found in Iron Man?! « FirstShowing.net 2008
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