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  • 11Slacken — Slack Slack, Slacken Slack en, v. t. 1. To render slack; to make less tense or firm; as, to slack a rope; to slacken a bandage. Wycklif (Acts xxvii. 40) [1913 Webster] 2. To neglect; to be remiss in. [Obs.] Shak. [1913 Webster] Slack not the… …

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  • 12slacken — UK [ˈslækən] / US verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms slacken : present tense I/you/we/they slacken he/she/it slackens present participle slackening past tense slackened past participle slackened 1) slacken or slacken off to become slower… …

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  • 13slackening — slacken slack‧en [ˈslækən] also slacken off verb [intransitive, transitive] to gradually become weaker or less active, or to make something do this: • As business slackens, accounting firms are reducing their professional staffs and shaking up… …

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  • 14check — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. control, test, verify, tally, count; restrain, repress, halt, stop, arrest, impede, interrupt, curb; stunt. n. draft, money order; interruption, rebuff; setback, reverse, stop, restraint;… …

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  • 15Hesse-Cassel —    A German principality and, since 1803, an electoral state, Hesse Cassel was one of the more powerful middle ranking powers in central Germany. Between 1850 and its dissolution in 1866, Hesse Cassel found itself at the center of Austro Prussian …

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  • 16delay — I. noun Date: 13th century 1. a. the act of delaying ; the state of being delayed < get started without delay > b. an instance of being delayed 2. the time during which something is delayed < a delay of 30 minutes > II …

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  • 17European Union — 1. an association of European nations formed in 1993 for the purpose of achieving political and economic integration. Formerly known as the European Economic Community, the European Union s member states are Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland,&#8230; …

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  • 1840th Airlift Squadron — Infobox Military Unit unit name= 40th Airlift Squadron caption= 40th Airlift Squadron Patch dates= 2 February 1942 Present country= United States allegiance= branch=United States Air Force type= Airlift role= size= command structure= Air Mobility …

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  • 19eye, human — ▪ anatomy Introduction  specialized sense organ capable of receiving visual images, which are then carried to the brain. Anatomy of the visual apparatus Structures auxiliary to the eye The orbit       The eye is protected from mechanical injury&#8230; …

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  • 20Richard I of England — Richard I redirects here. For others of the same name, see Richard I (disambiguation). Richard the Lionheart King of England (more..) Reign 6 July 1189 – 6 April 1199 Coronation 3 September 1 …

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