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  • noun Plural form of roll-out.

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Examples

  • The PlayBook launch on April 19 is one of RIM's most important roll-outs, amid an attack on the company's corporate subscriber base for its BlackBerry smartphone from Apple's iPhone, as well as new phones that run on Google Inc.'s Android-operating system.

    RIM to Release PlayBook Tablet April 19 Stuart Weinberg 2011

  • After posting a 59% drop in quarterly profit, co-chiefs Jim Balsillie and Mike Lazaridis said they are standing by year-end earnings guidance, and are banking on two key roll-outs to revive sales.

    RIM Banks on Rebound But Investors Lose Hope Chip Cummins 2011

  • This is how Wen articulates it: "We must not any longer sacrifice the environment for the sake of rapid growth and reckless roll-outs, as that would result in unsustainable growth featuring industrial overcapacity and intensive resource consumption."

    Lucia Green-Weiskel: In China, Concern for the Environment Means a Plan for Less Growth Lucia Green-Weiskel 2011

  • By doing so, Jobs retains meticulous, complete control over his product roll-outs.

    CES: Tech throws a party, and Apple stays home Jena McGregor 2011

  • Such lackluster roll-outs make the idea that "guys won't see a romantic comedy" a kind of self-fulfilling prophecy.

    Why Men Don't Watch Romantic Comedies Meg Cabot 2011

  • Uncertainty on future pricing and regulation means others have restricted roll-outs to big cities.

    Europe's Telcos Don't Need a Copper Curb Hester Plumridge 2011

  • Asian and Caribbean spices, blends and marinades have been the focus of recent roll-outs, and the company is predicting strong Indian spices will be big within the next five years.

    A Taste for Hotter, Mintier, Fruitier 2010

  • "This new release includes the content, reporting and integration features that will help customers better succeed with enterprise roll-outs of Agile methods," said Chad Wathington, ThoughtWorks Studios vice president of product development, in a statement released by the company.

    OutSystems offers agile development for the cloud 2010

  • (In fact, it always makes me nervous when chefs start talking about "brands" and "roll-outs.")

    Ed Levine: Beyond Banh Mi: The Latest in Asian Sandwich Shops 2010

  • With this acquisition, Ambani has clearly indicated that he wants to usher in fourth-generation communication technologies (4G) to seed a data-rich services market, even as the entire telecom industry is grappling with the third-generation, or 3G, service roll-outs.

    Mukesh Ambani's Second Coming 2010

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