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  • 81American and British English differences — For the Wikipedia editing policy on use of regional variants in Wikipedia, see Wikipedia:Manual of style#National varieties of English. This is one of a series of articles about the differences between British English and American English, which …

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  • 82Sonic the Hedgehog (comics) — For the British comic by Fleetway, see Sonic the Comic. Sonic the Hedgehog The cover of Sonic the Hedgehog #125 Publication information …

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  • 83long — One who has bought futures contracts or owns a cash commodity. Chicago Board of Trade glossary One who has purchased futures contracts or the cash commodity, but has not taken any action to offset his position. Also, purchasing a futures contract …

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  • 84debt — noun 1 sum of money owed ADJECTIVE ▪ big, crippling, enormous, heavy, high, huge, large, massive, substantial ▪ …

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  • 85force — force1 W1S3 [fo:s US fo:rs] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(military)¦ 2¦(military action)¦ 3¦(violence)¦ 4¦(physical power)¦ 5¦(natural power)¦ 6¦(organized group)¦ 7¦(strong influence)¦ 8¦(powerful effect)¦ 9 join/combine forces (with somebody/something) …

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  • 86wind — wind1 W2S2 [wınd] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(air)¦ 2 get/have wind of something 3¦(breath)¦ 4¦(in your stomach)¦ 5 take the wind out of somebody s sails 6 see which way the wind is blowing 7 something is in the wind 8 winds of change/freedom/public opinion etc …

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  • 87point — 1 /pOInt/ noun 1 IDEA (C) a single fact, idea, or opinion that is part of an argument or discussion: There was one point on which everyone agreed. | She had brought a list of points for discussion. | One important point must be borne in mind. |… …

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  • 88spin — 1 past tense and past participle spun verb 1 TURN AROUND (I, T) to turn around and around very quickly, or to make something do this: The ice skater was spinning faster and faster. | spin the roulette wheel | spin (sth/sb) around: Liz spun around …

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  • 89flight — noun 1 trip by air; plane making a flight ADJECTIVE ▪ round trip (AmE) ▪ The first prize is a round trip flight to Rio. ▪ inbound, return ▪ The return flight was held up by six hours …

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  • 90strategy — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ effective, good, sound (esp. AmE), successful, winning ▪ bad, poor ▪ alternative, d …

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