Phrase guide
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noun
A policy by which a retail store holds a customer responsible for damage done to merchandise on display.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
The principle that a country that invades or overthrows the government of another is responsible for stabilising and rebuilding that country.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: government, politics
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History
Named after the American home furnishing chain Pottery Barn (though the chain does not have such a policy).
