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  • 1high — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Old English hēah; akin to Old High German hōh high, Lithuanian kaukaras hill Date: before 12th century 1. a. having large extension upward ; taller than average, usual, or expected < a high wall > b.&#8230; …

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  • 2run high — feelings were running high: BE STRONG, be fervent, be passionate, be intense. → run * * * run high (of rivers or feelings) to be close to overflowing • • • Main Entry: ↑run * * * run high phrase if emotions are running high, people are angry or&#8230; …

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  • 3Minor Passions characters — The following are minor but notable fictional characters on the NBC/DirecTV soap opera Passions whose connections to the four major families are either weak or non existent. Contents 1 Norma Bates 2 Nick Bozman …

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  • 4Harmony (Passions) — Harmony is a fictional town and the setting for NBC and DirecTV s soap opera Passions . A coastal town founded in 1646 in New England with a small population, Harmony features a large fishing industry. The shots of the town shown on screen are&#8230; …

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  • 8History of Plaid Cymru — Infobox British Political Party party name = Plaid Cymru The Party of Wales party articletitle = Plaid Cymru party leader = Ieuan Wyn Jones AM chairman = Cllr. Dafydd Iwan foundation = August 5, 1925 ideology = Welsh Independence Social democracy …

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  • 9Philippine general election, 1946 — Infobox Election election name = Philippine general election, 1946 country = Philippines type = presidential ongoing = no previous election = Philippine general election, 1941 previous year = 1941 next election = Philippine general election, 1949 …

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  • 10Conan Doyle, Sir Arthur — born May 22, 1859, Edinburgh, Scot. died July 7, 1930, Crowborough, Sussex, Eng. Scottish writer. He became a doctor and practiced until 1891, studying with Dr. Joseph Bell, who was the model for his fictional detective, Sherlock Holmes. Conan&#8230; …

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