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Examples
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Evelyn trailed behind him as he went, rebolting the rusted gate with unsteady hands and examining the rotting wood shingles with him, though she could only guess at what she was supposed to see.
The Appointment Frances Gonzalez 2009
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After carefully rebolting the door, Emily rewarded Bess with the promised treat and put the kettle on.
Just Take My Heart Mary Higgins Clark 2009
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They could hear the barman down below, rebolting the door of the bar, then climbing the stairs.
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Rowling, J. K. 2007
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They could hear the barman down below, rebolting the door of the bar, then climbing the stairs.
Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows Rowling, J. K. 2007
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There are problems, however: leaks, cracks, rebolting against future geological turbulence.
I Feel Earthquakes More Often Than They Happen Amy Wilentz 2006
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There are problems, however: leaks, cracks, rebolting against future geological turbulence.
I Feel Earthquakes More Often Than They Happen Amy Wilentz 2006
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Every alteration includes rebolting, if the potential of the omniculteur is to be fully exploited.
1. Overview 1991
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By mid-afternoon they had it ready for hoisting and rebolting to its new anchor-posts.
The Prairie Mother Arthur Stringer 1912
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The two stepped in on to the flags of a courtyard, and the doorkeeper, after rebolting, vanished into the building.
A Friend of Caesar A Tale of the Fall of the Roman Republic. Time, 50-47 B.C. William Stearns Davis 1903
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Ruth darted into the cell; the keeper shut the door, and rebolting it, said to Henshaw, coolly,
Tales of City Life 1850
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