Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A passage through the root of a tooth through which nerves and vessels pass to the pulp of the tooth.
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Examples
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My other worry about this is that it's going to start to look like root-canal economics--that all the Republicans want to do is cut everything.
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However, extracting patents from the Indian Patent Office is like a root-canal operation.
Archive 2009-05-24 Venky 2009
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However, extracting patents from the Indian Patent Office is like a root-canal operation.
Congress government must increase public access to data Venky 2009
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To mollify these practitioners of root-canal economics, Budapest is imposing a steep "temporary" tax on banks.
Fact And Comment 2010
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To mollify these practitioners of root-canal economics, Budapest is imposing a steep "temporary" tax on banks.
Appetite For Growth 2010
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But root-canal economics also does not constitute optimal economic policy.
The New Malaise and How to End It Kevin M. Warsh 2010
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My perspective was sorely tested when one student boldly stated that he would rather have a root-canal than read another page of Ishiguro's novel.
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In Kemp's day it was called "root-canal economics": tax, spend, and leave the taxpayer shrieking with pain.
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Some might prefer a root-canal precedue to reading such stuff
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If your medical need -- say, psychotherapy or root-canal work -- wasn't covered, you'd have to pay for it on your own.
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