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  • 1confront — verb (T) 1 to behave in a threatening way towards someone, as though you are going to attack them: Opening the door, he found himself confronted by a dozen policemen with guns. 2 to deal with something very difficult or unpleasant in a brave and… …

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  • 2who - whom — Who and whom are pronouns. ◊ asking for information You use who when you are asking about someone s identity. Who can be the subject, object, or complement of a verb. It can also be the object of a preposition. Who invited you? …

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  • 3Muriel Fox — (born February 3, 1928 in Newark, New Jersey) is a prominent public relations executive who in 1966 co founded the National Organization for Women (NOW) and led the communications effort that introduced the modern women s movement to the media of …

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  • 4Business speak — Business speak, also management speak refers to a particular syntax often used in large organizations. The tone is associated with managers of large corporations, business management consultants, and occasionally government. The term is typically …

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  • 5chair — ▪ I. chair chair 1 [tʆeə ǁ tʆer] noun [singular] 1. COMMERCE the person who is in charge of a meeting, or the job of being in charge of it: • the Chair of the plenary session • If you have strong feelings about a situation, declare an interest… …

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  • 6chair — [[t]tʃe͟ə(r)[/t]] ♦♦ chairs, chairing, chaired 1) N COUNT A chair is a piece of furniture for one person to sit on, with a back and four legs. He rose from his chair and walked to the window. 2) N COUNT: usu sing, oft N of/in n At a university, a …

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  • 7recognize — or recognise verb 1》 identify as already known; know again.     ↘(of a computer or other device) identify and respond correctly to (a sound, character, etc.). 2》 acknowledge the existence, validity, or legality of.     ↘formally acknowledge that… …

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  • 8chair — I UK [tʃeə(r)] / US [tʃer] noun Word forms chair : singular chair plural chairs *** 1) [countable] a piece of furniture for one person to sit on, with a back, legs, and sometimes two arms I had to sit on a hard wooden chair all day. 2)… …

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