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from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A contraction of returned.

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Examples

  • "One cannot ignore the similarities between the Savoy attack and the resent Mumbai attack," says Colonel (retd) Jonathan Fighel of the International Policy Centre for Counter-Terror, Israel.

    The model for the Bombay attacks? Not a sheep 2009

  • A secret US document, marked as releasable to the Government of Pakistan, has linked former Inter-Services Intelligence chief Lt-Gen (retd) Hamid Gul to the Taliban and al-Qaeda networks.

    letter incriminates gul 2008

  • A secret US document, marked as releasable to the Government of Pakistan, has linked former Inter-Services Intelligence chief Lt-Gen (retd) Hamid Gul to the Taliban and al-Qaeda networks.

    08 « December « 2008 « Niqnaq 2008

  • Speaking at a ceremony for the launching of the second edition of the Jinnah Anthology in Karachi, Air Marshal (retd) Asghar Khan said: “India has not been hostile towards Pakistan unless provoked or until we created such conditions, as we did in 1971 in East Pakistan, for India to interfere militarily”.

    OpEdNews - Diary: OEN Is Really Changing The World 2009

  • Former Fata secretary Brig (retd) Mehmud Shah is of the view these are testing times for political as well as military leaders, who are expected to defend Pakistan against Western-Israeli aims to destabilize and denuclearize Pakistan.

    Cornering the Nuclear-Pawed Cat 2009

  • Brother-in-law Nero and ex-colleague Brig Gen (retd) Saber Ahmed identified the body of the BDR deputy director general, Brig Gen Bari.

    Trial of killers will be fast-tracked 2009

  • The clinics which have been set up in every district of UP are manned by students of law colleges, retd and serving Judges and advocates.

    Taking the Law in Their Hands 2009

  • Amarnath Yatra Sangarsh Samiti convenor, Brig. (retd) Suchet Singh has also strongly condemned the police action against the displaced Pandits who were protesting at Muthi and demanding the simplification of voting procedure for migrants.

    Police lathi-charged protesting Kashmiri Pandits migrants in Jammu 2009

  • Noted and eminent personalities of national and international level graced the occasion, who included: Commerce Minister Col (retd.)

    Surer Dhara organized MATTIR TAANEY SURER DHARA 2009

  • Brother-in-law Nero and ex-colleague Brig Gen (retd) Saber Ahmed identified the body of the BDR deputy director general, Brig Gen Bari.

    Trial of killers will be fast-tracked 2009

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