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pulling the plug

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of pulling the plug in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of pulling the plug in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of pulling the plug in a Sentence

  1. California Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom:

    There is no light switch here, it's more like a dimmer, i know you want the timeline, but we can't get ahead of ourselves and dream of regretting. Let's not make the mistake of pulling the plug too early, as much as we want to.

  2. Mitch McConnell.But McConnell:

    But for the catastrophe in Afghanistan, there's not a doubt in my mind -- not a doubt in my mind -- that the Russians wouldn't be on the border of Ukraine with 100,000 or more troops, had we not indicated to the rest of the world we were pulling the plug on Afghanistan and going home.

  3. Russ Mould:

    Domino's is now pulling the plug on its international operations after admitting defeat, this is the sensible thing to do. Management should be applauded for making the decision to pull out rather than digging themselves a bigger hole.

  4. Ashoka Mody:

    Pulling the plug on Greece would have potentially catastrophic consequences, the ECB's threats are completely empty. Despite all the bluster, it has no choice. The ECB has to ask itself how it can stabilize the financial system, not undermine it.

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