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  • 81Billiard Congress of America — (BCA) is a governing body for cue sports in North America (here defined as the United States and Canada exclusively), the regional member organization of the World Pool Billiard Association (WPA).[1] It was established under this name in 1948[2]… …

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  • 82Emergency vehicle lighting — refers to any of several visual warning devices, which may be known as light bars or beacons, fitted to a vehicle and used when the driver wishes to convey to other road users the urgency of their journey, to provide additional warning of a… …

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  • 83DIY audio — An example of DIY audio: a functioning battery operated DAC (Digital to analog converter) before installation in a box case DIY Audio means do it yourself audio. Rather than buying a piece of possibly expensive audio equipment, such as a high end …

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  • 84plant — plantable, adj. plantless, adj. plantlike, adj. /plant, plahnt/, n. 1. any member of the kingdom Plantae, comprising multicellular organisms that typically produce their own food from inorganic matter by the process of photosynthesis and that… …

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  • 85Joint venture — For other uses, see Joint Venture (disambiguation). A joint venture is a business agreement in which parties agree to develop, for a finite time, a new entity and new assets by contributing equity. They exercise control over the enterprise and… …

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  • 86retrofit — retrofittable, adj. v. /re troh fit , re troh fit /; n., adj. /re troh fit /, v., retrofitted or retrofit, retrofitting, n., adj. v.t. 1. to modify equipment (in airplanes, automobiles, a factory, etc.) that is already in service using parts… …

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  • 87investment — money used to purchase any capital items for the business and expected to yield an income. Glossary of Business Terms The creation of more money through the use of capital. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary This has a special regulatory meaning… …

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  • 88engineering — en‧gi‧neer‧ing [ˌendʒˈnɪərɪŋ ǁ ˈnɪr ] noun [uncountable] MANUFACTURING the profession and activity of designing the way roads, bridges, machines, electrical equipment etc are built: • Most students specialize in one single branch of engineering …

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  • 89rig — I. /rɪg / (say rig) verb (t) (rigged, rigging) 1. Chiefly Nautical a. to put in proper order for working or use. b. to fit (a vessel, a mast, etc.) with the necessary shrouds, stays, etc. c. to fit (shrouds, stays, sails, etc.) to the mast, yard …

  • 90plant — [[t]plænt, plɑnt[/t]] n. 1) bio tax any member of the kingdom Plantae, comprising multicellular organisms that produce food from sunlight and inorganic matter by the process of photosynthesis and that have rigid cell walls containing cellulose,… …

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