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• n  a support placed beneath or against something to keep it from shaking or falling
• n  any movable articles or objects used on the set of a play or movie
  before every scene he ran down his checklist of props
• n  a propeller that rotates to push against air
• v  support by placing against something solid or rigid

• Back in 1978, Proposition 13 was a boon to property to owners but it was a slow but sure carcinogen to the body politic.
• The passage of Prop 8 was the church's latest display of its power: individual Mormons contributed half of the proposition's $40 million war chest despite constituting only 2% of .
• The proposition is backed by conservative religious groups, and supporters expect to see a boost for their cause from sermons.

• property
• airplane propeller
• airscrew
• prop up
• shore up
• shore

News & Articles

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• Taulafo in as Samoa stick with tried and tested team
  CAPE TOWN (Reuters) - Stade Francais prop Sakaria Taulafo is the only change to the Samoa starting lineup to face Italy in Saturday's test in Nelspruit, Samoa Rugby Union said on Wednesday. Coach Stephen Betham has kept faith with the majority of the side that defeated Scotland 27-17 in Durban last weekend. Taulafo, who moved to France from London Wasps last month, takes over in the front row ...
  June 13, 2013 - Reuters via Yahoo! News
• Tim Tebow prop bets
  Now that Tim Tebow has signed with the Patriots, you have a chance to make some money. Yes, Bovada.lv released these Tebow-related prop bets today.
  June 11, 2013 - Sports Illustrated
• Prop 8 Ruling Could Be Just Days Away
  We're counting down the days to a Supreme Court ruling on Prop 8. Marriage may go to voters in Ohio, but there's some dispute over timing. New polls show ongoing progress in California and across the nation. And New Mexico's Attorney General addresses the challenges to the state's marriage ban.
  June 10, 2013 - Gayapolis

Quotes

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• Ben Bernanke in International Herald Tribune
  It makes me angry. I slammed the phone more than a few times on discussing AIG,Bernanke said. "It's - it's just absolutely - I understand why the American people are angry. It's absolutely unfair that taxpayer dollars are going to prop up...
• Malcolm Turnbull in Sydney Morning Herald
  It is simply designed to do one thing and that is to insulate the big banks from taking writedowns on their loans to the commercial property sector and prop up their already very high profitability,Mr Turnbull said. "From what we've read...
• Jamie Jones-Buchanan in Sportinglife.com
  I'm not assuming anything but I'd be willing to play anywhere,said Jones-Buchanan. "If I got a shirt, that would be unbelievable. I've played prop a few times, particularly in 2005 for Tony Smith. The game is such these days that your...