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carry
the distance travelled by a ball, etc., esp (in golf) the distance from where the ball is struck to where it first touches the ground

carry [′karĀ·ē]
(mathematics)
An arithmetic operation that occurs in the course of addition when the sum of the digits in a given position equals or exceeds the base of the number system; a multiplemof the base is subtracted from this sum so that the remainder is less than the base, and the numbermis then added to the next-higher-order digit.


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relationship with Latin American states--a first among equals, the nation whose voice invariably carries the day as much due to its disproportionate size as the validity of its argument.
And in de Valois' The Rake's Progress, Helpmann's Hamlet, and Bourne's weird and wonderful Swan Lake, that sheer theatricality carries the day.
Julia drags her feet, but Patrick's enthusiasm carries the day, especially when they locate a mulberry tree nearby, a source for the fresh mulberry leaves silkworms need to eat.
 
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