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  • 1The Slate Group — is an online publishing entity established in June 2008 by The Washington Post Company. Among the publications overseen by The Slate Group are Slate, Slate V and The Root.cite news |title=The Washington Post Company Announces The Slate Group |url …

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  • 2The Slate Roof House — was one of two residences occupied by William Penn during his second visit to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1699 1701. The house stood on 2nd Street south of Chestnut from ca. 1687 until its demolition in 1867. Built for Barbadian Quaker merchant …

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  • 3on the slate — adverb (or adjective) 1. slang : on credit : on a charge account give me another beer and put it on the slate J.A.Lee 2. Brit, of a compositor : with one s name on the slate : without copy to set …

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  • 4Erase the Slate — Infobox Album | Name = Erase the Slate Type = studio Artist = Dokken Released = June 15, 1999 Recorded = 1998 1999 Genre = Hard rock, heavy metal Reviews = *Allmusic Rating|2|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg sql=10:dpfuxqlkldje link]… …

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  • 5wipe the slate clean — To allow a person to make a fresh start in a job, relationship, etc by ignoring past mistakes, crimes, etc • • • Main Entry: ↑slate * * * I see wipe II forgive or forget past faults or offenses; make a fresh start * * * wipe the slate clean see… …

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  • 6wipe the slate clean — to forget all past problems or mistakes and start something again. Rogers hoped he could wipe the slate clean and forget about his failed business. Usage notes: also used in the form have a clean slate: She wanted to have a clean slate to start… …

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  • 7wipe the slate clean —    If you wipe the slate clean, you make a fresh start and forget all past offences, disagreements or mistakes.     When their father died, Bob and his brother decided to wipe the slate clean and forget the old family quarrels …

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  • 8put something on the slate — british phrase to buy something from a shop, café etc and pay for it later Thesaurus: to shop, or to go shoppingsynonym general words for the activity of buying and sellinghyponym Main entry: slate …

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  • 9wipe the slate clean — ► wipe the slate clean make a fresh start. Main Entry: ↑wipe …

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  • 10Slate industry in Wales — The slate industry in Wales began during the Roman period when slate was used to roof the fort at Segontium, now Caernarfon. The slate industry grew slowly until the early 18th century, then expanded rapidly until the late 19th century, at which… …

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