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So far, no Yelp reviews of the new spicy sandwich have been posted from outer space.
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The magazine teamed up with Yelp to determine the rankings, looking at how many healthy-lifestyle businesses a city had in relation to its population, plus how often people searched for, used and rated those businesses highly.
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The action follows a seven-year investigation prompted by scores of complaints from rivals such as U.S. consumer review website Yelp, TripAdvisor, UK price comparison site Foundem, News Corp. and lobbying group FairSearch.
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Several U.S. companies, including Yelp and Expedia, were official complainants in the European case against Google, dampening the Europe vs. America dynamic.
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Per Yelp reviews, the cash-only Mexican eatery served decent fare during its tenure, but was shuttered in February and is currently vacant.
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Kimmel joked that his comments had only amounted to a 2-star Yelp review, before handing it over to the student who made his final remarks to the delight of the audience.
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People can't visit and recommend colleges like restaurants for Yelp.
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Dodson said since 2012 his clients have learn about his tours from websites like Yelp and TripAdvisor, which have generated hundreds of positive reviews.
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Origin and Etymology of yelp
2yelp
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Definition of yelp
intransitive verb
: to utter a sharp quick shrill cry dogs yelp
transitive verb
: to utter with a yelp
Examples of yelp in a Sentence
The dog yelped in pain.
yelped with surprise when everything fell off the closet shelf and onto his head
Recent Examples of yelp from the Web
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My dog, Roscoe, yelped with happiness at the sight of him.
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The dog had a broken leg and yelped when officers touched it.
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Origin and Etymology of yelp
Middle English, to boast, cry out, from Old English gielpan to boast, exult; akin to Old High German gelph outcry
YELP Defined for English Language Learners
yelp
Definition of yelp for English Language Learners
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: to make a quick, high cry or bark
YELP Defined for Kids
Definition of yelp for Students
yelped
;yelping
: to make a quick high-pitched bark or cry A dog was yelping in pain.
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