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  • 41gamble — [c]/ˈgæmbəl / (say gambuhl) verb (gambled, gambling) –verb (i) 1. to play at any game of chance for stakes. 2. to stake or risk money, or anything of value, on the outcome of something involving chance. 3. to act on favourable hopes or assessment …

  • 42William III of England — William III II William III by Sir Godfrey Kneller Prince of Orange Reign 4 November 1650 …

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  • 43Military strategy — This article is about real and historical warfare. For the computer game genre, see Real time tactics. Warfare Military history Eras Prehistoric …

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  • 44Pascal's Wager — (or Pascal s Gambit) is a suggestion posed by the French philosopher Blaise Pascal that even though the existence of God cannot be determined through reason, a person should wager as though God exists, because so living has potentially everything …

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  • 45Arthur Currie — Infobox Military Person name= Sir Arthur William Currie lived=December 5, 1875 ndash; November 30, 1933 placeofbirth=Strathroy, Ontario placeofdeath=Montreal, Quebec placeofburial=Mount Royal Cemetery Montreal, Quebec caption=General Sir Arthur… …

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  • 46Monkey tennis — For the minigame, see Super Monkey Ball 2. Monkey Tennis is a British pop culture phrase, first used in the late 1990s and popular throughout the 2000s. Originating as a joke in a television sitcom, it has come to be commonly used as an example… …

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  • 471997 American League Division Series — Infobox LDS alds = yes year = 1997 champion1 = Baltimore Orioles (3) champion1 manager = Davey Johnson champion1 games = 98 64, .605, GA: 2 runnerup1 = Seattle Mariners (1) runnerup1 manager = Lou Piniella runnerup1 games = 90 72, .556, GA: 6… …

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  • 48Rudin — infobox Book | name = Рудин title orig = Рудин in Russian, IPA2|rudin translator = Constance Garnett (1894), Richard Freeborn (1975) image caption = Penguin classics cover of Rudin author = Ivan Turgenev illustrator = cover artist = country =… …

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  • 49blow — blow1 /bloh/, n. 1. a sudden, hard stroke with a hand, fist, or weapon: a blow to the head. 2. a sudden shock, calamity, reversal, etc.: His wife s death was a terrible blow to him. 3. a sudden attack or drastic action: The invaders struck a blow …

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  • 50run — runnable, adj. runnability, n. /run/, v., ran, run, running, n., adj. v.i. 1. to go quickly by moving the legs more rapidly than at a walk and in such a manner that for an instant in each step all or both feet are off the ground. 2. to move with… …

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