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French system

American  

noun

  1. a method of spinning in which fibers of extremely short-staple wool are not twisted before being spun.


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In addition to a judicial investigation, Ms Chappaz said she had referred the issue to Arcom, the French media regulator, and Pharos, a French system used to report online content.

From BBC Aug. 19, 2025

Under the French system, very few people have personal pension plans linked to capital investments.

From BBC Jan. 18, 2023

Because the French system is based solely on financial compensation, frustrations abound as to what can be considered fair reparation.

From New York Times Nov. 18, 2022

The French system, meanwhile, is already covering 8 million people — a third of the country’s private sector workers.

From Washington Post Apr. 11, 2020

The first of these—the most marked distinction between the French system and the American—was that all American aviators should know the theories of flying and most of its mathematics.

From Our Army at the Front by Broun, Heywood

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