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  • verb Present participle of tarp.

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Examples

  • Whether it's, you know, a Mylar, a plastic, some kind of tarping, whatever it happened to be.

    CNN Transcript Oct 15, 2009 2009

  • Mississippi United Methodist Disaster Relief is doing assessments in Magee, and has two teams staying overnight to do specialized jobs, such as tarping before the next wave of rain falls.

    Disaster News Network 2009

  • Mississippi United Methodist Disaster Relief is doing assessments in Magee, and has two teams staying overnight to do specialized jobs, such as tarping before the next wave of rain falls.

    Disaster News Network 2009

  • Mississippi United Methodist Disaster Relief is doing assessments in Magee, and has two teams staying overnight to do specialized jobs, such as tarping before the next wave of rain falls.

    Disaster News Network 2009

  • ACORN's crews tore down moldy drywall, ripped up flooring, carted ruined possessions to the curb, and put blue tarping on roofs to prevent further water damage making the houses ready for rebuilding.

    John Atlas: How ACORN Helped Save New Orleans for Katrina Survivors 2010

  • We still have crown moulding, oak trim around the counter tops, and the subway tile backsplashes to install, but those three are far less messy and won't require crazy tarping, just moving stuff around as the work is done.

    Archive 2009-07-01 Kate 2009

  • We still have crown moulding, oak trim around the counter tops, and the subway tile backsplashes to install, but those three are far less messy and won't require crazy tarping, just moving stuff around as the work is done.

    Reading, Writing, Cooking and Crafting: Slowly... Kate 2009

  • My first few days were spent assessing the state of the house, making phone calls, tarping the roof, and just trying to get a handle on the situation.

    The Road to Recovery Slimbolala 2005

  • My first few days were spent assessing the state of the house, making phone calls, tarping the roof, and just trying to get a handle on the situation.

    Archive 2005-10-01 Slimbolala 2005

  • Vancouver Fire Chief John McKearney has ordered a reduction in the number of tents, no more extensive tarping, and an end to on-site fuel tanks.

    The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed ROD MICKLEBURGH 2011

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