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  • 1slide — 1. verb 1) the glass slid across the table Syn: glide, move smoothly, slip, slither, skim, skate; skid, slew 2) tears slid down her cheeks Syn: trickle, run, flow, pour …

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  • 2recession — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ bad, deep, major, serious, severe, sharp, steep ▪ It was the worst recession since the war. ▪ …

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  • 3slide — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 in photography ADJECTIVE ▪ colour/color ▪ photographic VERB + SLIDE ▪ show ▪ develop SLI …

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  • 4History of the Federal Reserve System — from its creation to the present. Central banking in the United States prior to the Federal Reserve The Federal Reserve System is the third central banking system in the United States history. The First Bank of the United States (1791 1811) and… …

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  • 6World Affairs — ▪ 2004 Introduction Dominating the international scene in 2003 were the U.S. led war in Iraq and the worldwide reaction to the invasion, which occurred without the sanction of the UN Security Council; the ouster of Charles Taylor in Liberia; the… …

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  • 7slip — slip1 [ slıp ] verb *** 1. ) intransitive if you slip, your feet slide accidentally and you lose your balance or fall over: Margaret slipped and broke her arm. slip on: Be careful you don t slip on the wet floor. a ) intransitive if something… …

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  • 8Economic Affairs — ▪ 2006 Introduction In 2005 rising U.S. deficits, tight monetary policies, and higher oil prices triggered by hurricane damage in the Gulf of Mexico were moderating influences on the world economy and on U.S. stock markets, but some other… …

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  • 9United States — a republic in the N Western Hemisphere comprising 48 conterminous states, the District of Columbia, and Alaska in North America, and Hawaii in the N Pacific. 267,954,767; conterminous United States, 3,022,387 sq. mi. (7,827,982 sq. km); with… …

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  • 10European 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,… …

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