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  • 31NFL Draft — The NFL Draft is an annual sports draft in which NFL teams select newly eligible players for their rosters. It is used to determine which newly eligible players will play for which NFL teams.VenueThe draft has taken place in New York City since… …

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  • 32Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace — This article is about the film. For the video game, see Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace (video game). Star Wars I redirects here. For the first film in theatrical order, see Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope. Star Wars Episode I: The… …

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  • 33Democratization — Voting is an important part of the democratic process. Democratization (or democratisation) is the transition to a more democratic political regime. It may be the transition from an authoritarian regime to a full democracy, a transition from an… …

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  • 34Philippe de Mézières — (c. 1327 May 29, 1405), French soldier and author, was born at the chateau of Mézières in Picardy.He belonged to the poorer nobility, and first served under Lucchino Visconti in Lombardy, but within a year he entered the service of Andrew, Duke… …

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  • 35condottiere — /kawn deuh tyair ay, tyair ee/; It. /kawn dawt tye rdde/, n., pl. condottieri / tyair ee/; It. / tye rddee/. 1. a leader of a private band of mercenary soldiers in Italy, esp. in the 14th and 15th centuries. 2. any mercenary; soldier of fortune.… …

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  • 36literary criticism — Discipline concerned with philosophical, descriptive, and evaluative inquiries about literature, including what literature is, what it does, and what it is worth. The Western critical tradition began with Plato s Republic (4th century BC). A… …

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  • 37List of Canadian soldiers executed for military offences — First World WarDuring the First World War, members of the Canadian Expeditionary Force were subject to British military discipline, which allowed execution by firing squad for crimes such as desertion or cowardice. During the war, 25 Canadian… …

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  • 38education — /ej oo kay sheuhn/, n. 1. the act or process of imparting or acquiring general knowledge, developing the powers of reasoning and judgment, and generally of preparing oneself or others intellectually for mature life. 2. the act or process of… …

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  • 39china — /chuy neuh/, n. 1. a translucent ceramic material, biscuit fired at a high temperature, its glaze fired at a low temperature. 2. any porcelain ware. 3. plates, cups, saucers, etc., collectively. 4. figurines made of porcelain or ceramic material …

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  • 40China — /chuy neuh/, n. 1. People s Republic of, a country in E Asia. 1,221,591,778; 3,691,502 sq. mi. (9,560,990 sq. km). Cap.: Beijing. 2. Republic of. Also called Nationalist China. a republic consisting mainly of the island of Taiwan off the SE coast …

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