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- noun Plural form of
has-been .
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NFL Replay: Wild playoffs turn front-runners into has-beens - USATODAY. com
NFL Replay: Wild playoffs turn front-runners into has-beens 2009
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Ratings are plummeting, and what is their approach but to hire the likes Fran Townsend and Erick Erickson and continue to use Bill Bennett, Mary Matalin, and other has-beens for their discussions.
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I would imagine that Larry Ellison, Scott McNeally, Steve Balmer, Steve Jobs have a more legitimate claim to their respective compensation packages in the eyes of their shareholders and stakeholders than do Jack Welch, Lou Gerstner, or Al Dunlop (to name some prominent has-beens).
Minimum Wage and CEO Pay, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009
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NFL Replay: Wild playoffs turn front-runners into has-beens
NFL Replay: Wild playoffs turn front-runners into has-beens 2009
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The work they did with Proby ironically comments on all those cynical marketing exercises whereby old has-beens like Tom Jones re-record hip songs like “Kiss” by Prince.
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One reason the American and National League rosters always have a few has-beens and who-dats is because there are so many paths of entry.
Our Worst-Star Team Darren Everson 2011
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We think it's time to get rid of the has-beens and get some true, honest professional judges for that good show.
Ask Matt: Crime-Show Upheavals, Dancing and Killing and More! 2011
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"The museum is for the has-beens, the people that made things happen," Petty said.
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To me the most laughable aspect of the Tax Day protests is the leadership role taken by has-beens like Newt Gingrich and the ever-creepy Dick Armey.
Of Taxes and Teabags 2009
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But instead of trying to revive old careers, Savoy amplifies all the reasons why these “has-beens” fell from favour.
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