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Definition of Parlaying
1. parlay [v] - See also: parlay
Lexicographical Neighbors of Parlaying
Literary usage of Parlaying
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. 40 Km Into Lebanon: Israel's 1982 Invasion by H. Thomas Davis (1995)
"... during which he had withstood Israeli arms longer than any Arab leader in
history, parlaying this into some minimal political capital. ..."
2. The Czechs and the Lands of the Bohemian Crown by Hugh LeCaine Agnew (2004)
"... from the economic transformation, parlaying their connections into a lateral
move into the economy, where they were doing very well as "red capitalists. ..."
3. The New Russia by Lionel Decle (1906)
"... Jews had to fly before a large force of bricklayers who arrived while the
Mayor was parlaying and who pelted the Jews with a regular shower of stones. ..."
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