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- noun Plural form of
dead-end . - verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
dead-end .
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Examples
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So after a fortnight's search, waylaid by whispers, clouded memories and dead-ends, we have photographic proof of King Olav at Selhurst Park.
King Olav, Crystal Palace, Erik Thorstvedt and the eviction of Cromer | The Knowledge 2011
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Part of writing this book felt like detective work 101, just following every lead, most of them being dead-ends since I'm dragging up a case that was closed a half a century ago.
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Subtract a few who are dead-ends — such as John McCain, who faces a tough primary in Arizona — and that leaves the White House zeroing in on several others, including Dick Lugar, Judd Gregg and Lisa Murkowski and a couple of newcomers: Scott Brown and George LeMieux.
Obama Targeting (FORMER) Immigration-Enthusiast GOP Senators–But They’re Feeling The Heat 2010
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For example, not all artworks can be viewed in high-quality detail--Google, and the museums, have decided for you--and as not all rooms in the museums have been mapped, users can sometimes run into dead-ends, unable to move forward into the next gallery.
Google Art Project Aims To Redefine Museum Experience--But Has Some Rough Edges The Huffington Post 2011
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Both proved dead-ends: his aspiration to star in football ended with an injury and "then I was back to being nobody again"; his hopes to star as a * Green Beret in Vietnam* dissolved after he fell out of a
Heroes or Villains? 2010
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Subtract a few who are dead-ends — such as John McCain, who faces a tough primary in Arizona — and that leaves the White House zeroing in on several others, including Dick Lugar, Judd Gregg and Lisa Murkowski and a couple of newcomers: Scott Brown and George LeMieux.
Obama Targeting (FORMER) Immigration-Enthusiast GOP Senators–But They’re Feeling The Heat 2010
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But watching trolls like Ed tie themselves up in knots to get out of their rhetorical and logical dead-ends is one of the great pleasures of this blog!
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All of the engine design programs-such as COBRA, STME-were also dead-ends.
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He began his search in 1907, but encountered countless setbacks and dead-ends before he finally, uncovered the long-lost crypt.
The Murder of King Tut by James Patterson & Martin Dugard: Book summary 2010
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For example, not all artworks can be viewed in high-quality detail--Google, and the museums, have decided for you--and as not all rooms in the museums have been mapped, users can sometimes run into dead-ends, unable to move forward into the next gallery.
Google Art Project Aims To Redefine Museum Experience--But Has Some Rough Edges The Huffington Post 2011
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