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hiromichi
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 Posted: Sun Jan 25, 2009 5:34 am Post subject: exposed for |
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In this combination does "expose" mean "discover"?
Obama’s district was home
to the infamous Jon Burge, the Chicago
police captain exposed for torturing
African men, women and children for
more than 20 years.
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Bluegum
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| Posted: Wed Jan 28, 2009 6:16 pm Post subject: |
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| More or less, but it implies that the facts were brought to public notice. |
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hiromichi
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| Posted: Wed Jan 28, 2009 6:20 pm Post subject: |
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Bluegum, Thank you very much. I got interested in a use of "for" in "exposed for".
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