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  • 11robbery — rob·bery n pl ber·ies [Anglo French robberie roberie, from Old French, from rober to take something away from a person by force]: the unlawful taking away of personal property from a person by violence or by threat of violence that causes fear:… …

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  • 12Crime and violence in Latin America — Crime and violence are affecting the lives of millions of people in Latin America. Social inequality is considered one of the major causes of violence in Latin America,[1] where the state fails to prevent crime and organized crime takes over… …

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  • 13snatch — n 1a. the vagina 1b. women in general. In the 16th cen tury this word was used to denote an impromptu and/or hasty ( snatched ) sex ual encounter. The meaning was trans ferred to the female pudenda, and in the 20th century extended to refer to… …

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  • 14Smith, Florence Margaret (Stevie) — (1902 1971)    Born in Hull, she moved with her mother to Palmers Green, London, when she was three, and lived almost all her life there in the care of an aunt after her mother died and her father remarried. From the age of five, she spent three… …

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  • 15List of Mr. Bean episodes — This is an episode guide for the television series Mr. Bean, starring Rowan Atkinson, which ran between 1 January 1990 and 15 November 1995. Contents 1 Mr. Bean 2 The Return of Mr. Bean 3 The Curse of Mr. Bean …

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  • 16snatch — [[t]snæ̱tʃ[/t]] snatches, snatching, snatched 1) VERB If you snatch something or snatch at something, you take it or pull it away quickly. [V n prep] Mick snatched the cards from Archie s hand... [V n with adv] He snatched up the telephone... [V… …

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  • 17grip — n 1. grasp, gripe, clutch, clench; grapple, clinch; clasp, handclasp, embrace, hug, hold, arms. 2. seizure, seizing, grasping, griping, clutching; reach, reaching, snatching, snatch, grabbing, grab. 3. hold, control, clutches, possession, custody …

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  • 18Business and Industry Review — ▪ 1999 Introduction Overview        Annual Average Rates of Growth of Manufacturing Output, 1980 97, Table Pattern of Output, 1994 97, Table Index Numbers of Production, Employment, and Productivity in Manufacturing Industries, Table (For Annual… …

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  • 19catch — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. take, seize; overtake; land, net, hook; surprise, detect; snare, trap; capture, arrest, apprehend, nab (inf.); snatch. See restraint, deception, difficulty, hindrance. II (Roget s IV) n. 1.… …

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  • 20MythBusters (2010 season) — Country of origin Australia United States No. of episodes 25 (includes 4 specials) Broadcast Original channel …

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