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- adjective Alternative spelling of
unshovelled .
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Examples
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"Shovel ready" projects identified in the spring of 2009 are often still "unshoveled" because officials aren't in place to approve them, says Norman Ornstein of the American Enterprise Institute.
What Went Wrong 2010
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Unsafe conditions such as unshoveled snow, icy sidewalks, or large amounts of snow blocking mailboxes can delay or even prevent mail delivery.
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Interestingly enough, on my own walk to the Metro this morning out in Takoma Park, MD, the ONLY stretch of sidewalk that was completely unshoveled was the stretch in front of a PMI-run parking lot.
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"I am tired of it," said Aimee Danner, a 40-year-old postal carrier as she navigated unshoveled paths along her route in Brooklyn's Prospect Heights.
City Pulls Off a Snow Job Michael Howard Saul 2011
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I've seen my neighbors stuck in their homes because of unshoveled sidewalks, and poorly shoveled sidewalks.
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Last year, the city received 789 unshoveled walk complaints and issued 200 citations under the city's shoveling ordinance.
New Shovel-Ready Project Kris Maher 2010
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They created their own rules for navigating the slushy streets, making their way around stuck cars that were abandoned in the middle of roadways and pedestrians who took to walking in the streets because sidewalks were largely unshoveled.
Snow Keeps City at Standstill Andrew Grossman 2010
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She envisioned her father-in-law, her mother-in-law, and her mentally challenged brother-in-law standing outside of their car at the foot of her unshoveled walkway, looking up at the empty house.
Route Four 2009
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She headed back to DC yesterday where her car awaits under unshoveled snow.
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Bleak and weedy streets, unshoveled snow going grim with bus exhaust, snow that was drilled and gilded with dog piss, and there were usually a few lurking figures in green fatigues, the last of a straggle battalion of wasted men.
Underworld Don Delillo 2008
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