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  • 71international relations — a branch of political science dealing with the relations between nations. [1970 75] * * * Study of the relations of states with each other and with international organizations and certain subnational entities (e.g., bureaucracies and political… …

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  • 72United Nations — 1. an international organization, with headquarters in New York City, formed to promote international peace, security, and cooperation under the terms of the charter signed by 51 founding countries in San Francisco in 1945. Abbr.: UN Cf. General… …

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  • 73Leech, John — born Aug. 29, 1817, London, Eng. died Oct. 29, 1864, London British caricaturist. He gave up the study of medicine to produce comic sketches and etchings for magazines, notably Punch. He collaborated with George Cruikshank but later departed from …

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  • 74clothing and footwear industry — Introduction also called  apparel and allied industries,  garment industries,  or  soft goods industries,         factories and mills producing outerwear, underwear, headwear, footwear, belts, purses, luggage, gloves, scarfs, ties, and household… …

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  • 75Speransky, Mikhail Mikhaylovich, Graf — ▪ Russian statesman Introduction (Count) born Jan. 12 [Jan. 1, old style], 1772, Cherkutino, Russia died Feb. 23 [Feb. 11, O.S.], 1839, St. Petersburg       Russian statesman prominent during the Napoleonic period, administrative secretary and… …

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  • 76Franklin D. Roosevelt: The Four Freedoms — ▪ Primary Source              In his annual message to Congress on January 6, 1941, President Roosevelt called upon Congress to enact the Lend Lease program that he had first proposed at a press conference the previous December. Though the first… …

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  • 77pocketbook — noun a) A womans purse. , The publishers brought out small format pocketbooks of the whole of their nature series. b) Ones personal budget or economic capacity the amount one can afford. , The kit is produced in three parts including a pocket… …

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  • 78reverse-pickpocket — 1. verb To slip something into someones pocket or pocketbook, without their knowledge, as a gesture of generosity. But when no ones watching he will slip hundreds inside palms and pocketbooks of poor people reverse pickpocket them or bolt out of… …

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  • 79Brontosaurus Chorus — Origin London, England Genres Indie pop Years active 2006–present Labels PopArt London Website …

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  • 80Duck family (Disney) — A portion of the Duck/McDuck family tree showing several of the more famous Ducks The Duck family is a fictional family created by The Walt Disney Company. Its best known member is Donald Duck. In the early 1950s Carl Barks was in his second… …

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