with a bullet in English

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Etymology: From the magazine Cashbox's practice, in the 1960s and 1970s, of putting a red bullet sign on the chart position of potential climbers. The page stated: "Red bullet indicates sharp upward move." Head templates: {{head|en|prepositional phrase|head=}} with a bullet, {{en-PP}} with a bullet

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  "etymology_text": "From the magazine Cashbox's practice, in the 1960s and 1970s, of putting a red bullet sign on the chart position of potential climbers. The page stated: \"Red bullet indicates sharp upward move.\"",
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        "2": "prepositional phrase",
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      },
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    },
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "with a bullet",
      "name": "en-PP"
    }
  ],
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          "source": "w"
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      "derived": [
        {
          "word": "number one with a bullet"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "\"Crying\" has moved up again and is now Number 7 with a bullet on the Cashbox Top 100 chart!"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "That has entered the charts in a high position, or has climbed rapidly in the charts, or is thought to have the potential for further rapid advancement."
      ],
      "id": "en-with_a_bullet-en-prep_phrase-0MWqkbo~",
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          "chart"
        ],
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        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(of a hit record) That has entered the charts in a high position, or has climbed rapidly in the charts, or is thought to have the potential for further rapid advancement."
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "of a hit record"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "with a bullet"
}

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  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "number one with a bullet"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From the magazine Cashbox's practice, in the 1960s and 1970s, of putting a red bullet sign on the chart position of potential climbers. The page stated: \"Red bullet indicates sharp upward move.\"",
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "prepositional phrase",
        "head": ""
      },
      "expansion": "with a bullet",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "with a bullet",
      "name": "en-PP"
    }
  ],
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      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "\"Crying\" has moved up again and is now Number 7 with a bullet on the Cashbox Top 100 chart!"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "That has entered the charts in a high position, or has climbed rapidly in the charts, or is thought to have the potential for further rapid advancement."
      ],
      "links": [
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          "chart",
          "chart"
        ],
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          "potential",
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        ]
      ],
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        "(of a hit record) That has entered the charts in a high position, or has climbed rapidly in the charts, or is thought to have the potential for further rapid advancement."
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "of a hit record"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "with a bullet"
}

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"with a bullet" meaning in English

Prepositional phrase