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wraparound

wraparound
 adj.— «Bergantino said the Lacoochee area needs what she can provide: an educational program that encompasses not just reading and writing, but also job readiness and child care. “I refer to what we do as wraparound service,” Bergantino said. “We do whatever it takes, but you’ve got to do your part.”» —“Lacoochee crawls out from sorrow’s shadow” by Chase Squires St. Petersburg Times (Florida) May 30, 2004. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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