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  • 21watch house — /ˈwɒtʃ haʊs/ (say woch hows) noun 1. (in some States) a place where people are held under temporary arrest. 2. Chiefly British a house in which a guard is stationed. Also, watchhouse …

  • 22watchhouse — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun Etymology: Middle English wache howsse 1. : a house in which a guard is placed 2. : a place where persons under temporary arrest are kept : police station …

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  • 23VEINBERG (Weinberg), MOISSEY SAMUILOVICH — (1919–1996) composer. Veinberg was born in Warsaw, where he studied piano at the conservatory and graduated in 1939. Soon after, he was forced to flee the oncoming German invasion to Minsk, where he studied composition at the Belorussian… …

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  • 24provisional — Temporary; preliminary; tentative; taken or done by way of precaution or ad interim. A term of the check collection process describing payment, credit or other settlement for a check or other item when the person giving the settlement reserves a… …

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  • 25pause — Temporary stop. [G. pausis, cessation] apneic p. cessation of air flow for more than 10 seconds. See sleep apnea. compensatory p. the p. following an extrasystole, when the p. is long enough to compensate for the prematurity of the extrasystole;… …

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  • 26released on bail — temporary freed from arrest till the time of trial in exchange for a deposit of a sum of money which is set by the court (Law) …

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  • 27Social Protection — ▪ 2006 Introduction With medical costs skyrocketing and government programs scaled back, citizens bore more responsibility for their health care costs; irregular migration, human trafficking, and migrant smuggling posed challenges for… …

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  • 28china — /chuy neuh/, n. 1. a translucent ceramic material, biscuit fired at a high temperature, its glaze fired at a low temperature. 2. any porcelain ware. 3. plates, cups, saucers, etc., collectively. 4. figurines made of porcelain or ceramic material …

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  • 29China — /chuy neuh/, n. 1. People s Republic of, a country in E Asia. 1,221,591,778; 3,691,502 sq. mi. (9,560,990 sq. km). Cap.: Beijing. 2. Republic of. Also called Nationalist China. a republic consisting mainly of the island of Taiwan off the SE coast …

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  • 30Occupy Wall Street — This article is about the protests in New York City. For the wider movement, see Occupy movement. Occupy Wall Street Part of the Occupy movement …

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