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  • 61tactics — /tak tiks/, n. 1. (usually used with a sing. v.) the art or science of disposing military or naval forces for battle and maneuvering them in battle. 2. (used with a pl. v.) the maneuvers themselves. 3. (used with a sing. v.) any mode of procedure …

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  • 62political system — Introduction       the set of formal legal institutions that constitute a “government” or a “ state.” This is the definition adopted by many studies of the legal or constitutional arrangements of advanced political orders. More broadly defined,… …

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  • 63performing arts — arts or skills that require public performance, as acting, singing, or dancing. [1945 50] * * * ▪ 2009 Introduction Music Classical.       The last vestiges of the Cold War seemed to thaw for a moment on Feb. 26, 2008, when the unfamiliar strains …

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  • 641986–87 NFL playoffs — The NFL playoffs following the 1986 NFL season led up to Super Bowl XXI. Playoff seeds Seed AFC NFC 1 Cleveland Browns (Central winner) New York Giants (East winner) 2 Denver Broncos (West winner) Chicago Bears (Central winner) 3 …

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  • 65ARAB WORLD, 1945–2006 — The Arab world is divided into four subregions: the Maghreb (morocco , tunisia , algeria , libya , Mauritania), the Nile Valley (egypt and Sudan), the Fertile Crescent (syria , lebanon , iraq , jordan , and the palestinian authority ), and the… …

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  • 66Super Bowl XV — Infobox SuperBowl sb name = XV home = Philadelphia Eagles visitor = Oakland Raiders visitor abbr = OAK home abbr = PHI visitor conf = AFC home conf = NFC home total = 10 visitor total = 27 visitor qtr1 = 14 visitor qtr2 = 0 visitor qtr3 = 10… …

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  • 67Super Bowl XXI — Infobox SuperBowl sb name = XXI visitor = Denver Broncos home = New York Giants visitor abbr = DEN home abbr = NYG visitor conf = AFC home conf = NFC visitor total = 20 home total = 39 visitor qtr1 = 10 visitor qtr2 = 0 visitor qtr3 = 0 visitor… …

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  • 68Spanish Armada in Ireland — The Spanish Armada in Ireland refers to the landfall made upon the coast of Ireland in September 1588 of a large portion of the 130 strong fleet sent by Philip II for the invasion of England. Following its defeat at the Battle of Gravelines, the… …

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  • 69History of Venezuela — Infobox Country native name = República Bolivariana de Venezuela conventional long name = Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela common name = Venezuela official languages = Spanish demonym = Venezuelan capital = Caracas latd=10 |latm=30 |latNS=N… …

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  • 70native American — native American, adj. a person born in the United States. [1835 45, Amer.] * * * ▪ indigenous peoples of Canada and United States Introduction also called  American Indian,  Amerindian,  Amerind,  Indian,  Aboriginal American,  or  First Nation… …

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