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shang·hai
/ ˈshangˌhī/
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v.
(-hais
, -haied
/ -ˌhīd/ , -hai·ing
/ -ˌhī-ing/ ) [tr.] hist.
force (someone) to join a ship lacking a full crew by drugging them or using other underhanded means.
∎ inf.
coerce or trick (someone) into a place or position or into doing something:
Brady shanghaied her into his Jaguar and roared off.
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Shanghai
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
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Shanghai Baosteel Group Corporation
Book article from: International Directory of Company Histories
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Shanghai Petrochemical Co., Ltd.
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The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited
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The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited 1 Queen...Hong Kong London The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation, or HonkongBank...HongkongBank (indeed, the bank ’ s Shanghai office has remained open continually...
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The Lady from Shanghai
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers
THE LADY FROM SHANGHAI USA, 1948 Director: Orson Welles Production...The Inaccessibility of The Lady from Shanghai," in Film Criticism (Edinboro, Pennsylvania...A Textual Analysis of Lady from Shanghai," in Enclitic (Minneapolis), Fall...
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