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  • 1paid — adj. VERBS ▪ be ADVERB ▪ highly, well ▪ a well paid job ▪ badly, poorly …

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  • 2paid — [peɪd] adjective 1. paid work is work which you receive money for: • It will become increasingly difficult for those over retirement age to obtain any paid work with which to supplement their pension. 2. HUMAN RESOURCES a paid worker receives… …

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  • 3paid — paid1 [ peıd ] adjective ** 1. ) receiving pay for work you do: paid campaign workers a ) done for pay: paid work 2. ) used for describing a period of time when you are given pay by the place where you work although you are not at work: a paid… …

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  • 4paid — I UK [peɪd] / US adjective ** 1) used for describing a period of time when you are given pay by the place where you work although you are not at work paid holidays paid sick leave Employees were allowed to take paid time off for volunteer work.… …

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  • 6London Dock Strike of 1889 — The London Dock Strike was an industrial dispute involving dock workers in the Port of London. It resulted in a victory for the strikers and established strong trade unions amongst London dockers, one of which became a nationally important Union …

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  • 7Jimmy Thudpucker — is a fictional character in the comic strip Doonesbury, created by Garry Trudeau. He is generally seen as a combination of Bob Dylan and John Denver (and to some extent, Loudon Wainwright III), and became a rock star in the seventies, when he was …

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  • 8Vesuviennes — The Vesuviennes was a radical feminist group that existed in France in the middle of the 19th century. They chose their name (derived from Mount Vesuvius) because, in their words, Like lava, so long held back, that must at last pour out around us …

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  • 9The Interior (See) — Infobox Book | name = The Interior author = Lisa See cover artist = country = US language = English genre = Novel publisher = HarperCollins release date = 1999 media type = pages = isbn = preceded by = Flower Net followed by = Dragon Bones The… …

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