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  • 1hurry — hur|ry1 [ˈhʌri US ˈhə:ri] v past tense and past participle hurried present participle hurrying third person singular hurries [Date: 1600 1700; Origin: Probably copying the action] 1.) [I and T] to do something or go somewhere more quickly than… …

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  • 2hurry — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ big, great, real, tearing (esp. BrE), terrible (esp. BrE) ▪ I was late for work and in a big hurry. PREPOSITION ▪ …

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  • 3hurry up and do something — hurry up and (do something) to do something very soon. All I wanted was for these very boring people to hurry up and leave. Smokers should consider the illnesses that could lie ahead if they don t hurry up and quit …

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  • 4hurry up and — (do something) to do something very soon. All I wanted was for these very boring people to hurry up and leave. Smokers should consider the illnesses that could lie ahead if they don t hurry up and quit …

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  • 5in a hurry — adverb : in a short time or at a fast rate : hurriedly, speedily they are not translations to be read in a hurry; they do not yield their charm easily T.S.Eliot the new grammar can be taught in a hurry by a nonlinguist MacCurdy Burnet * * * in a… …

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  • 6Infidels — For the religious concept, see Infidel. For the Canadian funk rock band, see Infidels (band). Infidels Studio album by Bob Dylan …

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  • 7Globalization and disease — Globalization, the flow of information, goods, capital and people across political and geographic boundaries, has also helped to spread some of the deadliest infectious diseases known to humans. Dr. Daulaire. Globalization and Health . Retrieved… …

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  • 9Battle of the Alamo — Infobox Military Conflict conflict=The Battle of the Alamo partof=the Texas Revolution (against Mexico) caption=Plan of the Alamo, by José Juan Sánchez Navarro, 1836. date=February 23 ndash;March 6, 1836 place=San Antonio, Texas result=Mexican… …

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  • 10rush — rush1 [ rʌʃ ] verb ** ▸ 1 hurry to get somewhere ▸ 2 hurry to do something ▸ 3 flow very quickly ▸ 4 move quickly toward someone ▸ 5 carry ball forward ▸ 6 at college/university ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) intransitive rush in/toward/through/down etc. to… …

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