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• n  an American who lives in the North (especially during the American Civil War)
• n  an American (especially to non-Americans)
• v  pull, or move with a sudden movement

• Spring is the time for weeding: for gardeners, a time to yank and replant; for TV watchers, a time to clear the dead underbrush from the viewing calendar and start anew.
• Still, for all the heartstrings it attempts to yank, "Rise Up" is remarkably unfussy.
• Unless Moussaoui's prosecutors yank the case into a tribunal, it would mean that they would have to pursue much reduced charges.

• Yankee
• Yank
• Northerner
• Yankee-Doodle
• jerk

News & Articles

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• Largest chambers of commerce in the Hartford region
  As investors yank billions of dollars out of SAC Capital, the Stamford hedge fund says it’s committed to keeping its doors open to outside investors.
  June 10, 2013 - Hartford Business Journal
• SAC not closing its doors to investors
  As investors yank billions of dollars out of SAC Capital, the hedge fund says it's committed to keeping its doors open to outside investors.
  June 6, 2013 - CNN Money
• SAC isn't closing its doors to investors
  As investors yank billions of dollars out of SAC Capital, the hedge fund says it's committed to keeping its doors open to outside investors.
  June 6, 2013 - CNN Money

Quotes

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• Ryan Howard in USA Today
  It's a tough thing to do,Howard said of the dearth of splash hits. "I don't think any guys were trying to yank it down there. Guys are just trying to stay with their natural swing."
• Vince McMahon in FOXNews
  Hopefully, I have really dull scissors so I can yank the rest of it out that I can't cut,McMahon said. "But I may be surprised how much Mother Nature has already beaten me to the punch. I won't know that until I start cutting."
• Arte Moreno in San Jose Mercury News
  There are some things that you've got to yank it out of the closet and get it out, but there's also a situation where you draw some lines and move forward, and I think that's where we are,Los Angeles Angels owner Arte Moreno said.