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  • 1example — noun 1 sth that is typical/demonstrates a point ADJECTIVE ▪ characteristic, classic, prime, quintessential, stellar (AmE), supreme, textbook, typical, ultimate …

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  • 2Held — Hold Hold, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Held}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Holding}. {Holden}, p. p., is obs. in elegant writing, though still used in legal language.] [OE. haldan, D. houden, OHG. hoten, Icel. halda, Dan. holde, Sw. h[*a]lla, Goth. haldan to feed,… …

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  • 3Held group — In the mathematical field of group theory, the Held group He (found by Dieter Held (1969)) is one of the 26 sporadic simple groups, and has order : 210 · 33 · 52 · 73 · 17 : = 4030387200: ≈ 4 · 109.It can be defined in terms of the generators a… …

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  • 4Held, Heinrich — (1868 1938)    politician and journalist; Bavaria s* Prime Minister during 1924 1933. Born to a music* director in the Hessen town of Erbach, he grew up in a devoutly Catholic* and anti Prussian home. Intending to become a violinist, he began… …

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  • 5Held — A reference to a long position in a security. The term held, in the investment context, refers to securities or assets owned by an investor or trader. It may also refer to a situation where a security is temporarily unavailable for trading. In… …

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  • 6Held At The Opening — A situation in which a security is restricted from trading when the stock exchange opens for the day. Stock exchanges can halt trading on securities at any time, but trading usually resumes in under an hour. If the halt occurs before the… …

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  • 7To held in — Hold Hold, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Held}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Holding}. {Holden}, p. p., is obs. in elegant writing, though still used in legal language.] [OE. haldan, D. houden, OHG. hoten, Icel. halda, Dan. holde, Sw. h[*a]lla, Goth. haldan to feed,… …

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  • 8Privately held company — A privately held company or close corporation is a business company owned either by non governmental organizations or by a relatively small number of shareholders or company members which does not offer or trade its company stock (shares) to the… …

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  • 9Widely Held Fixed Investment Trust - WHFIT — A fixed investment trust that is held by at least one third party, or middleman, rather than the owner of the trust. A widely held fixed investment trust (WHFIT) is set up by an investor or group of investors who create a portfolio of investments …

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  • 10List of political leaders who held active military ranks in office — This article lists national heads of government and heads of state who held an active military rank while in office.Note that in many countries, the head of state office has an ex officio military rank; for example, the President of the United… …

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