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Examples
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Working the "ropeline" is an old tradition for big-time politicians.
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Working the "ropeline" is an old tradition for big-time politicians.
One Thousand Reasons CHARLES BABINGTON AND PHILIP ELLIOTT 2008
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A temporary ropeline was set up for people to approach the gravesite and pay their respects, but there are plans to build a walkway in the future.
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A temporary ropeline was set up for people to approach the gravesite and pay their respects, but there are plans to build a walkway in the future.
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A temporary ropeline was set up for people to approach the gravesite and pay their respects, but there are plans to build a walkway in the future.
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As soon as Clinton finished speaking, the Canton native made a beeline to the ropeline to give Clinton a piece of his mind.
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Most of these reporters just want to be inside the ropeline so badly, they want to be able to say they had that beer with Hillary Clinton in a bowling alley in Scranton or whatever, that it colors their whole worldview.
Matt Taibbi's Lara Logan Takedown: 'Lara Logan, You Suck' 2010
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Fans and paparazzi press against the ropeline to see Hollywood's stars walk the red carpet in expensive designer gowns.
Red Carpet Copycats Kal Raustiala 2010
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The piece reported that Obama had had a "testy exchange" with New York Times reporter Jeff Zeleny on a South Carolina ropeline, after Obama had been asked whether Bill Clinton was getting "in his head."
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Click below to listen to audio of Bill Clinton on a ropeline discussing "The Comeback Id," Todd Purdum's controversial Vanity Fair article.
Mayhill Fowler: Bill Clinton: Purdum a "Sleazy" "Slimy" "Scumbag" 2008
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