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  • noun Plural form of takeout.

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Examples

  • To unload some of its risk, the state for years has run a program to nurture start-up insurance firms, known as takeouts because they "take" policies from the state-run pool.

    Storms to Test Florida's Insurers 2010

  • Belinda Miller said the state has had some success in a difficult landscape, including helping to launch numerous private-sector insurers, known as "takeouts," that are expanding nicely.

    Storms to Test Florida's Insurers 2010

  • He claimed it was laundered through loans he called "takeouts" sold to Freddie &

    Raw Story 2009

  • About one-third of all American calories are taken at restaurants and many meals eaten at home are pre-prepared at fast food stores, 
restaurant takeouts or at supermarket buffets where research shows that these kinds of meals have twice as many calories and copious amounts of fat, salt and sugar.

    Pooja R. Mottl: Learning to Cook Can Save Your Life: 5 Tips to Get Started (RECIPES) Pooja R. Mottl 2010

  • March 13th, 2009 at 9: 38 am do u have takeouts???

    And the winners are… 2009

  • It was more a touch of inconsistency and the ability of Germany's skip, Andy Kapp, to execute double takeouts and apply the hammer.

    U.S. men drop two matches to open curling competition 2010

  • As dead-on as Martin was Saturday, it was vice skip John Morris who continually executed critical takeouts, helping to pave the way against Norway — the team with the fancy pants.

    Canadian men defeat Norway to win curling gold 2010

  • About one-third of all American calories are taken at restaurants and many meals eaten at home are pre-prepared at fast food stores, 
 restaurant takeouts or at supermarket buffets where research shows that these kinds of meals have twice as many calories and copious amounts of fat, salt and sugar.

    Pooja R. Mottl: Learning to Cook Can Save Your Life: 5 Tips to Get Started (RECIPES) Pooja R. Mottl 2010

  • Susan O'Connor, who delivered consecutive takeouts to leave Canada with the only four stones in scoring position with five to be thrown in the match, insisted her team would not have been in contention and that there was no other skip in the world she'd want throwing the decisive rock.

    Silver lining hard to find as Canada loses curling gold to Sweden 2010

  • If Americans could be counted on to watch "gavel to gavel" coverage, they might learn something, but "30-second takeouts" likely to be used by television news would be misleading, Justice Scalia said.

    Scalia Criticizes Narcotics Laws Jess Bravin 2011

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