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  • 31Mister Mxyzptlk — Mr. Mxyzptlk. Art by Ed McGuinness. Publication information Publisher DC Comics First appearance …

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  • 32Agriculture and Food Supplies — ▪ 2007 Introduction Bird flu reached Europe and Africa, and concerns over BSE continued to disrupt trade in beef. An international vault for seeds was under construction on an Arctic island. Stocks of important food fish species were reported… …

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  • 33page — noun 1 in a book, etc. ADJECTIVE ▪ back, front ▪ facing, opposite ▪ There s a photo of him on the opposite page. ▪ inside …

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  • 34cetacean — cetaceous, adj. /si tay sheuhn/, adj. 1. belonging to the Cetacea, an order of aquatic, chiefly marine mammals, including the whales and dolphins. n. 2. a cetacean mammal. [1830 40; < NL Cetace(a) name of the order (see CET , ACEA) + AN] * * *&#8230; …

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  • 35List of American words not widely used in the United Kingdom — This is a list of American words not widely used in the United Kingdom.* Words with specific American meanings that have different meanings in British English and/or additional meanings common to both dialects (e.g. pants , crib ) are to be found …

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  • 36river — river1 riverless, adj. riverlike, adj. /riv euhr/, n. 1. a natural stream of water of fairly large size flowing in a definite course or channel or series of diverging and converging channels. 2. a similar stream of something other than water: a&#8230; …

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  • 37strategy — /strat i jee/, n., pl. strategies. 1. Also, strategics. the science or art of combining and employing the means of war in planning and directing large military movements and operations. 2. the use or an instance of using this science or art. 3.&#8230; …

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  • 38Animal training — Infobox Occupation name= Animal trainer caption= Early 20th Century animal trainer and a leopard. official names= animal trainer type= performing arts activity sector= social science, busking, circus, show business competencies= skills, manual&#8230; …

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  • 39ISAIAH — (Heb. יְשַׁעְיָה ,יְשַׁעְיָהוּ Salvation of YHWH ), one of the eight books (as the Rabbis and the Masorah count them) of the Nevi im, or Prophets, the second division of the Hebrew canon (see bible , Canon). INTRODUCTION Outside the Book of&#8230; …

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  • 40Jack Abramoff Indian lobbying scandal — The Jack Abramoff Indian lobbying scandal is a United States political scandal relating to the work performed by political lobbyists Jack Abramoff, Ralph E. Reed, Jr., Grover Norquist and Michael Scanlon on Indian casino gambling interests for an …

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