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  • 11boost — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. aid, help, endorsement; lift, hoist. v. i. assist, promote, recommend; lift, hoist. v. t., slang, steal, shoplift. See approbation, elevation, stealing. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Aid] Syn. assistance,… …

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  • 12Italy — /it l ee/, n. a republic in S Europe, comprising a peninsula S of the Alps, and Sicily, Sardinia, Elba, and other smaller islands: a kingdom 1870 1946. 57,534,088; 116,294 sq. mi. (301,200 sq. km). Cap.: Rome. Italian, Italia. * * * Italy… …

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  • 13Glossary of nautical terms — This is a glossary of nautical terms; some remain current, many date from the 17th 19th century. See also Wiktionary s nautical terms, Category:Nautical terms, and Nautical metaphors in English. Contents: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R …

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  • 14List of The Transformers human characters — This is a list of human characters which had appeared in the original American The Transformers series first aired between 1984 and 1987. Name First appearance Last appearance Voiced by Sparkplug Witwicky More Than Meets the Eye (Part 1) The… …

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  • 15Flag of South Africa — Infobox flag Name = South Africa Article = Type = Nickname = Morenicks = Use = 110110 Symbol = Proportion = 2:3 Adoption = April 27 1994 Design = Rectangular flag in the proportion of two in the width to three in the length: per pall from the… …

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  • 16Flag of Japan — Name Nisshōki[1] or Hinomaru[2] Use …

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  • 17Religious symbolism in the United States military — Insignias (left to right) for Christian, Muslim and Jewish chaplains are shown on the uniforms of three U.S. Navy chaplains, 1998. (These were the only insignias in use at that time.) Religious symbolism in the United States military includes the …

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  • 18Stanley Cup — See also: List of Stanley Cup champions Stanley Cup Established 1893 Current holder(s) Boston Bruins …

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  • 19Australia — /aw strayl yeuh/, n. 1. a continent SE of Asia, between the Indian and the Pacific oceans. 18,438,824; 2,948,366 sq. mi. (7,636,270 sq. km). 2. Commonwealth of, a member of the Commonwealth of Nations, consisting of the federated states and… …

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  • 20lift — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. raise, elevate, exalt; uplift; informal, steal. See elevation, stealing. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [The work of lifting] Syn. pull, lifting, upthrow, ascension, raising, weight, foot pounds, elevation …

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