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Meanings of scupper in English
Synonyms
Examples for "queer"
Examples for "queer"
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I wrote this article about the word 'queer' in the paper today.
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Artist and queer rights advocate Jamiee Stockman-Young said the issue was complex.
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Does queer art, some ask, refer to a specific school of protest?
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For queer and transgender Pakistanis, however, the risks are far more ubiquitous.
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He spoke in a queer, hard voice; and instantly left the room.
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He is always terrified in the moment of real crisis and peril.
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It's an innovative financial tool that has great promise and great peril.
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Your brother may indeed have pinpointed the true peril of Prospero's Children.
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Be advised, seek safety in the sanctuary; peril cannot reach us there.
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Tell the truth now, and your soul shall be removed from peril.
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European banking stress test next year will expose Ireland to further risks.
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A second impeachment inquiry could further expose divisions within the Democratic Party.
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And that's just going to expose us to a whole new market.
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The missions might also expose the agency to political and media criticism.
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They are going to expose the abuse; it's for their own sake.
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But Portugal said last month political uncertainty could endanger the much-needed assistance.
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MINUSMA urged both sides to refrain from violence that could endanger civilians.
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The law requires doctors to report information that could endanger women's lives.
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And he warned the measures will endanger social security and medical provision.
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Nor does he want to endanger the health of his 71-year-old father.
Usage of scupper in English
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The disruption is likely to scupper travel plans for thousands of customers.
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But did that split the vote and scupper her chance of success?
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Islamists hardliners have timed attacks to try to scupper the peace process.
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Morgan Stanley's legal move had threatened to scupper efforts to restructure Arrium.
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He found the mate coiled in the scupper, very wet and still.
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Labour leaders have helped scupper cost cut plans in the past.
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Opposition from trade unions could slow or even scupper a deal.
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His company is banking on continued public outrage to scupper the Chinese bid.
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Legal action could have delayed the transaction, or potentially scupper it.
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It obstructs the approaches to the 'scupper' in front of my cabin door.
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Ali Higg might scupper me and the crowd-he mighty likely would.
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The bullet severed Mr. Thorne's spine and continued on into the port scupper.
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Then he murmured, Well, skewer me through the scupper, as the sergeant says.
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Esquelamar knelt in the scupper, thrust his head over the side.
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Both sides said they were hopeful the violence would not scupper the peace deal.
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Legal action could delay the $12 billion deal, or potentially scupper it.
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United States of America
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