See railroad in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"ref": "1990 April 28, Jennie McKnight, “Is Saliva A Murder Weapon?”, in Gay Community News, page 6:",
"text": "Gregory Scroggins, a PWA [person with AIDS] in Georgia who was found guilty of assault with intent to commit murder for biting a cop during arrest. It took only three days in October of 1989 to charge, try, convict and sentence Scroggins, who is now serving a 10-year sentence and has been denied bail (and medical treatment) pending appeal. […] Judy Siff of ACT/UP/Atlanta told GCN that Scroggins' case was a \"railroad\" of unbelievable proportions.",
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"ref": "2023 March 8, Howard Johnston, “Was Marples the real railway wrecker?”, in RAIL, number 978, page 52:",
"text": "What appears suspect about the Beeching Report is how quickly it was railroaded through, with the answers manufactured before the questions were asked.",
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"ref": "1985 August 24, Robert Butler, “Sex More Punished Than Murder”, in Gay Community News, volume 13, number 7, page 5:",
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"ref": "2001 July 7, Ian Black, quoting André Tremblay, “Defenders emerge for Milosevic”, in The Guardian:",
"text": "\"I'm going to the^([sic]) Hague to see Mr Milosevic at his request,\" he told CBC radio before leaving Canada. \"All of us feel he's being railroaded and used as a scapegoat for Nato's attack on Yugoslavia.",
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"ref": "2021 August 20, Luis Ferré-Sadurní, quoting Richard Azzopardi, “Cuomo Continues to Challenge His Accusers as Moving Trucks Are Loaded”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:",
"text": "Also on Friday, The Daily News published a column by Richard Azzopardi, a senior adviser to the governor, who wrote that Mr. Cuomo had been “railroaded” by Ms. James, a Democrat who is considered a possible candidate for governor next year but who has not said she plans to run.",
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"ref": "2015, Vicky Grubb, The Beginner's Guide to Upholstery, David & Charles:",
"text": "If you are upholstering a larger item, such as a sofa, it's a good idea to see if the fabric you are buying can be railroaded. Railroading refers to being able to run the fabric from left to right, rather than the conventional top to bottom. […][W]hen a pattern is railroaded you can turn it on its side and roll it out to the width of the sofa without join lines.",
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"code": "nl",
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"sense": "to transport via railroad",
"word": "versporen"
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"sense": "to transport via railroad",
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"roman": "tetsudō-yusō suru",
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"word": "鉄道輸送する"
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"sense": "to prepare a rapid summary process",
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