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  • 11To stand up for — Stand Stand (st[a^]nd), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Stood} (st[oo^]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Standing}.] [OE. standen; AS. standan; akin to OFries. stonda, st[=a]n, D. staan, OS. standan, st[=a]n, OHG. stantan, st[=a]n, G. stehen, Icel. standa, Dan. staae,… …

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  • 12hormone — hormonal, hormonic /hawr mon ik, moh nik/, adj. /hawr mohn/, n. 1. Biochem. any of various internally secreted compounds, as insulin or thyroxine, formed in endocrine glands, that affect the functions of specifically receptive organs or tissues… …

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  • 13Original sin — For other uses, see Original Sin (disambiguation). Original sin[1] is, according to a theological doctrine, humanity s state of sin resulting from the Fall of Man.[2] This condition has been characterized in many ways, ranging from something as… …

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  • 14Sonic 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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  • 15List of Sonic the Hedgehog comic book characters — This article lists the fictional characters in the Sonic the Hedgehog comic series. Contents 1 Cast creation and influence 2 Main characters 2.1 Antoine D Coolette 2.2 …

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  • 16word — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 unit of language ADJECTIVE ▪ two letter, three letter, etc. ▪ monosyllabic, polysyllabic ▪ two syllable, three syllable …

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  • 17rate — The cost of debt service paid by a borrower or issuer to a lender or investor. The rate is expressed as an annual percentage of the amount borrowed. For some notes and bonds that pay interest semiannually, the semiannual interest due to the… …

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  • 18reserve — re|serve1 W3 [rıˈzə:v US ə:rv] v [T] [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: reserver, from Latin reservare to keep back , from servare to keep ] 1.) to arrange for a place in a hotel, restaurant, plane etc to be kept for you to use at a… …

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  • 19transfer — A change of ownership from one person or party to another. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary On the London Stock Exchange, the form signed by the seller of a security authorising the company to remove his name from the register, and substitute that… …

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  • 20hedge — (1) Verb To reduce risk or behavior that reduces risk from future price movements. (2) Noun A transaction undertaken to reduce risk by offsetting the risk in another transaction. The risk in one position is hedged by counterbalancing it with the… …

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