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  • 121labour market —    Since the mid 1970s the Spanish labour market has been characterized by high unemployment and a virtually continuous rise in the labour force. Whereas the employed population has changed little overall (except for normal fluctuations… …

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  • 122year — W1S1 [jıə, jə: US jır] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(12 months)¦ 2¦(january to december)¦ 3 years 4 all (the) year round 5 year by year 6 year after year/year in, year out 7¦(period of life/history)¦ 8 the school/academic year 9¦(s …

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  • 123bad-debt art — (BAD det art) n. Art that is sold cheaply or donated because the owner is deeply in debt. Also: bad debt art, Bad Debt Art. Example Citations: Painted just a few weeks before he died a picture of the doctor who couldn t cure him Van Gogh s… …

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  • 124Todd, North Carolina — Todd is an unincorporated community straddling the county lines of Watauga and Ashe counties in northwestern North Carolina on the South Fork of the New River. It lies at an elevation of 2,992 feet (912 m).The Todd community, originally called… …

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  • 125Chinese kinship — The Chinese kinship system (simplified Chinese: 亲属系统; traditional Chinese: 親屬系統; pinyin: qīn shǔ xì tǒng) is classified as a Sudanese kinship system (also referred to as the Descriptive system ) used to define family. Identified by Lewis Henry… …

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  • 126Fullerton, California — Infobox Settlement official name = City of Fullerton, California settlement type = City nickname = imagesize = image caption = image mapsize = 250x200px map caption = Location of Fullerton within Orange County, California, U.S. mapsize1 = map… …

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  • 127Architecture of Ottawa — Downtown Ottawa showcasing various design styles …

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  • 128History of Saint Paul, Minnesota — Saint Paul is the second largest city in the state of Minnesota in the United States, the county seat of Ramsey County, and the state capital of Minnesota. The origin and growth of the city was spurred by the proximity of Fort Snelling, the first …

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