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  • 1under the counter — adverb : in a stealthy or surreptitious manner : illicitly and privately : according to an arrangement that does not apply to a total clientele * * * under the counter phrase bought or sold secretly and illegally They sell pornography under the… …

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  • 2under the counter — secretly bought or sold The drugs are being sold under the counter although the government has not given its approval. Digest 22/2002 secretly or illegally; under the table means secretly, as with a bribe. It is illegal for storekeepers to sell… …

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  • 3under the counter — 1. adverb Illicitly, against regulations, of goods kept under the serving counter in a shop to be unobtrusively passed to a customer who knows they are available for surreptitious sale (e.g. pornographic magazines in a newsagent). Oh, yeah, I… …

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  • 4under the counter — bought or sold secretly and illegally They sell pornography under the counter to customers …

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  • 5People Under the Stairs — This article is about the band. For the film, see The People Under the Stairs. People Under the Stairs Origin Los Angeles, California, United States Genres Hip hop, Years active 1997–present …

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  • 6The Satanic Verses controversy — refers to the controversy surrounding Salman Rushdie s novel The Satanic Verses . In particular it involves the novel s alleged blasphemy or unbelief; the 1989 fatwa issued by Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini ordering Muslims to kill Rushdie; and the… …

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  • 7counter — [[t]ka͟ʊntə(r)[/t]] ♦♦♦ counters, countering, countered 1) N COUNT In a place such as a shop or café, a counter is a long narrow table or flat surface at which customers are served. ...those fellows we see working behind the counter at our local… …

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  • 8The United States of America —     The United States of America     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The United States of America     BOUNDARIES AND AREA     On the east the boundary is formed by the St. Croix River and an arbitrary line to the St. John, and on the north by the… …

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  • 9The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints — Classification Latter Day Saint movement Theology Nontrinitarian, Mormonism Governance …

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  • 10The Emergency (Ireland) — The Emergency ( ga. Ré na Práinne) was an official euphemism used by the Irish Government during the 1940s to refer to its position during World War II. The state was officially neutral during World War II, but declared an official state of… …

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