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  • 1shining — adjective (only before noun) excellent in a way that is easy to see: a shining example of: O Reilly was a shining example of courage on the battlefield …

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  • 2example — ex|am|ple W1S1 [ıgˈza:mpəl US ıgˈzæm ] n [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: Latin exemplum, from eximere to take out ] 1.) a specific fact, idea, person, or thing that is used to explain or support a general idea, or to show what is typical… …

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  • 3Pauline Green — Dame Pauline Green Dame Pauline Green speaking at a co operative meeting, 2005 President of the International Co operative Alliance …

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  • 4Charlie Brown — For other people named Charlie Brown, see Charles Brown (disambiguation). Charlie Brown Peanuts character First appearance October 2, 1950 (Comic Strip) Last appearance …

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  • 5Death and funeral of Corazon Aquino — The funeral procession of former President of the Philippines Corazon Aquino Participants People of the Philippines Location …

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  • 6Corazon Aquino — Corazon C. Aquino 11th President of the Philippines 2nd President of the Fourth Republic 1st President of the Fifth Republic …

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  • 7John Kerry military service controversy — During John Kerry s candidacy in the 2004 U.S. presidential campaign, a political issue that gained widespread public attention was Kerry s Vietnam war record. In television advertisements and a book called Unfit for Command , the Swift Boat… …

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  • 8Lou Gehrig — Infobox MLB retired name=Lou Gehrig position=First baseman bats=Left throws=Left birthdate=birth date|1903|6|19 city state|New York|New York deathdate=death date and age|1941|6|2|1903|6|19 city state|Riverdale|Bronx debutdate=June 15… …

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  • 9bright´ly — bright «bryt», adjective, adverb, noun. –adj. 1. giving much light; shining: »The stars are bright, but sunshine is brighter. 2. very light or clear: »It is a bright day with no clouds. 3. Figurative. clever; quick witted; …

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  • 10Glorious First of June — Infobox Military Conflict conflict=Glorious First of June partof=the French Revolutionary Wars caption= Lord Howe s action, or the Glorious First of June Philippe Jacques de Loutherbourg, 1795 date=1 June 1794 place=Atlantic Ocean,… …

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