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linge

vb. (lb en intransitive UK dialectal) To work hard; swink; dree.

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Lingé

Lingé is a commune in the Indre department in central France.

Usage examples of "linge".

Neither the Emperor nor Linge Chen can afford to lose men of my qualifications.

Chens had survived through thousands of years to produce Linge by exercising caution, diplomacy, and by being useful to many Emperors.

He savored energizing visions of sitting on an Imperial throne, or even better, of replacing Linge Chen on the Commission of Public Safety.

In truth, Linge Chen had investigated and prosecuted all the corrupt officials and incompetent designers and conniving contractors.

He could almost smell Linge Chen behind the growing public indignation.

The pleasant aromas of a thousand worlds had been programmed into the tiny button, an extraordinary antique given to him by Linge Chen seven years ago.

You will be ridiculed until you lose all stature, then you will be ignored, and Linge Chen will never even have to defer to you.

However, since you are currently in disfavor with Linge Chen, tonight would not be a good time.

As he was being escorted out of the chamber, passing beneath the amazing chandelier, the main doors opened to his right, and Linge Chen entered.

Empire or Linge Chen that decreed Madder Loss be subdued, not directly.

Once Linge Chen has satisfied himself, the Emperor will likely not object to our cleaning up the scraps.

He felt some irrational hope that Daneel had come to take him away, to tell him the Plan was fulfilled and he did not have to stand trial, did not have to live in the shadow of the displeasure of Linge Chen.

I learned that Linge Chen was using him to conduct a private search for Lodovik Trema.

Maybe that will happen yet, but I doubt Linge Chen will let Planch live once he discovers that he has been betrayed.

You must not let Linge Chen take personal credit for removing this threat.