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  • 1picket — 1 noun (C) 1 also picket line a group or line of people who stand or march in front of a shop, factory, government building etc to protest about something or to stop people from going in during a strike: a picket on the steps of the Federal court …

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  • 2picket — pick|et1 [ˈpıkıt] n [Date: 1600 1700; : French; Origin: piquet, from piquer to prick ] 1.) a) when a group of people stand or march in front of a shop, factory, government building etc to protest about something or to stop people from going in… …

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  • 3Pantheon, Rome — The Pantheon (Latin Pantheon , [Rarely Pantheum . This rare usage appears in Pliny s Natural History (XXXVI.38) in describing this edifice: Agrippae Pantheum decoravit Diogenes Atheniensis; in columnis templi eius Caryatides probantur inter pauca …

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  • 4Robert Jackson Capps — was born 16 Oct 1828, Johnston County, NC, Religion: Baptist, Occupation: Farmer, married Keziah Kizzie E. Norris, born 18 Nov 1828, Johnston County, NC, Religion: Baptist, died 21 Dec 1906, Harnett or Johnston, NC, Buried: Johnson Chapel,… …

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  • 5Surafend affair — The Surafend affair (Arabic: مجزرة صرفند‎) was the premeditated massacre of many male inhabitants from the Arab village of Surafend (now the area of Tzrifin in Israel) and a Bedouin camp in Palestine by soldiers of the Anzac Mounted Division on… …

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  • 6Remington Rand strike of 1936–1937 — The Remington Rand strike of 1936–37 was a strike by a federal union affiliated with the American Federation of Labor (AFL) against the Remington Rand company. The strike began in May 1936 and ended in April 1937, although the strike settlement… …

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  • 7Union violence — When Union violence has occurred, it has frequently been in the context of industrial unrest.[1] Union violence is generally a defensive measure carried out against guards or strikebreakers during attempts to undercut strikes.[1] Violence has… …

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  • 8Project Chanology — Protesters in Guy Fawkes masks outside a Scientology center at the February 10, 2008 Project Chanology protest. Project Chanology …

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  • 9Auto-Lite strike — The Toledo Auto Lite strike was a strike by a federal labor union of the American Federation of Labor (AFL) against the Electric Auto Lite company of Toledo, Ohio, from April 12 to June 3, 1934.The strike is notable for a five day running battle… …

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  • 10guard — Synonyms and related words: Coldstream Guards, Foot Guards, Grenadier Guards, Life Guards, Scots Guards, accompany, advance guard, advocate, aegis, amateur athlete, apologist, archer, arm, arm guard, armament, armed guard, armor, arrest, athlete …

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