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  • 11toing and froing —  Moving about …

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  • 12toing and froing — n. constant movement to and fro; bustle; dispersed activity. Etymology: TO adv. + FRO + ING(1) …

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  • 13to and fro — adverb in a constant movement backwards and forwards or from side to side. verb (be toing and froing) be moving to and fro. ↘vacillate between courses of action. noun constant movement backwards and forwards. Derivatives toing and froing noun …

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  • 14Magic (cryptography) — Magic was an Allied cryptanalysis project during World War II. It involved the United States Army s Signals Intelligence Section (SIS) and the United States Navy s Communication Special Unit. [1] Contents 1 Codebreaking 1.1 RED …

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  • 15Rendition aircraft — Illegal rendition flights of the CIA, as reported by Rzeczpospolita [1] Rendition aircraft are aircraft used by national governments to move prisoners internationally, a practice known as rendition, sometimes referred to as extraordinary… …

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  • 16to and fro — to and fro1 [ˌtu: ən ˈfrəu US ˈfrou] adv if someone or something moves to and fro, they move in one direction and then back again >to and fro adj to and fro 2 to and fro2 n [U] informal continuous movement of people or things from place to… …

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  • 17to and fro — to and fro1 [ ,tu ən frou ] adverb in one direction and then back again: BACKWARD AND FORWARD: The swing rocked to and fro. to and fro to and fro 2 [ ,tu ən frou ] noun singular a continuous movement of people or things between different places:… …

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  • 18be toast informal, — be toast informal, chiefly N. Amer. be finished, defunct, or dead. → be toing and froing …

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  • 19have someone on toast Brit. — have someone on toast Brit. informal be in a position to deal with someone as one wishes. → be toing and froing …

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  • 20to and fro — 1 adverb if someone or something moves to and fro, they move in one direction and then back again: People walking to and fro on the promenade. to and fro adjective 2 noun (U) informal continuous movement of people or things from place to place… …

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