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  • 81bite — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. morsel, scrap; nip. v. cut; snap, snip; corrode; sting. See food, littleness, pungency. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [What one takes in the mouth at one time] Syn. mouthful, cud, chew, taste, spoonful,… …

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  • 82Zhuge Liang's Northern Expeditions — Northern Expeditions Part of the wars of the Three Kingdoms Date Spring 228 August 234 Location Gansu and Shaanxi, China …

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  • 83lift — 1) fish lift (fish ladder; a series of steps with flowing water enabling a fish to circumvent an obstruction such as a dam by leaping from step to step. Also called fish way) 2) to bite or rise to the bait …

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  • 84Risen — Rise Rise (r[imac]z), v. i. [imp. {Rose} (r[=o]z); p. p. {Risen}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Rising}.] [AS. r[=i]san; akin to OS. r[=i]san, D. rijzen, OHG. r[=i]san to rise, fall, Icel. r[=i]sa, Goth. urreisan, G. reise journey. CF. {Arise}, {Raise},… …

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  • 85Rising — Rise Rise (r[imac]z), v. i. [imp. {Rose} (r[=o]z); p. p. {Risen}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Rising}.] [AS. r[=i]san; akin to OS. r[=i]san, D. rijzen, OHG. r[=i]san to rise, fall, Icel. r[=i]sa, Goth. urreisan, G. reise journey. CF. {Arise}, {Raise},… …

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  • 86Rose — Rise Rise (r[imac]z), v. i. [imp. {Rose} (r[=o]z); p. p. {Risen}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Rising}.] [AS. r[=i]san; akin to OS. r[=i]san, D. rijzen, OHG. r[=i]san to rise, fall, Icel. r[=i]sa, Goth. urreisan, G. reise journey. CF. {Arise}, {Raise},… …

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  • 87Surface plasmon resonance — The excitation of surface plasmons by light is denoted as a surface plasmon resonance (SPR) for planar surfaces or localized surface plasmon resonance (LSPR) for nanometer sized metallic structures.This phenomenon is the basis of many standard… …

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  • 88Late-2000s financial crisis — The TED spread (in red) increased significantly during the financial crisis, reflecting an increase in perceived credit risk …

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  • 89List of films set in New York City — The following is a partial list of films set in New York City sorted by the year the film was released. See also: Culture of New York City Contents 1 1900s 2 1910s 3 1920s 4 …

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  • 90Demon Princes — The Demon Princes is a five book series of science fiction novels by Jack Vance, which cumulatively relate the story of one Kirth Gersen as he exacts his revenge on five notorious criminals, collectively known as the Demon Princes, who carried… …

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