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  • 31Hunter S. Thompson — at the Miami Book Fair International of 1988 Born Hunter Stockton Thompson July 18, 1937(1937 07 18) Louisville, Kentucky …

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  • 32Coupon — The periodic interest payment made to the bondholders during the life of the bond. The New York Times Financial Glossary * * * coupon cou‧pon [ˈkuːpɒn ǁ pɑːn] noun 1. [countable] FINANCE a small piece of paper attached to certain types of bond,… …

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  • 33coupon — The interest rate on a debt instrument expressed in terms of a percent on an annualized basis that the issuer guarantees to pay the holder until maturity. Chicago Board of Trade glossary coupon, coupon rate (1) The rate of interest received by… …

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  • 34sheet — noun 1 large piece of fabric used on a bed ADJECTIVE ▪ clean, crisp, fresh ▪ a pile of clean sheets ▪ crumpled, rumpled (esp. AmE) ▪ …

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  • 35Invention of the telephone — The modern telephone is the result of work done by many people, all worthy of recognition of their contributions to the field. Alexander Graham Bell was the first to patent the telephone, an apparatus for transmitting vocal or other sounds… …

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  • 36Hard disk drive — Hard drive redirects here. For other uses, see Hard drive (disambiguation). Hard disk drive Mechanical interior of a modern hard disk drive Date invented 24 December 1954 [1] …

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  • 37List of political catch phrases — The following is a list of political catch phrases, that is, distinctive statements uttered by political figures that have gone on to become well known.They are distinct from political slogans in that they are often not deliberately created… …

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  • 38strip — 1 verb stripped, stripping 1 TAKE OFF CLOTHES also strip off (I, T) to take off your clothes or take off someone else s clothes: Jack stripped off and jumped into the shower. | strip sb: The police stripped us all, looking for drugs. | stripped… …

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  • 39papermaking — [pā′pər māk΄iŋ] n. the making of paper papermaker n. * * * pa·per·mak·ing (pāʹpər mā kĭng) n. The process or craft of making paper.   paʹper·mak er n. * * * Introduction       formation of a matted or felted sheet, usually of cellulose fibres,… …

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  • 40Sigismunda mourning over the Heart of Guiscardo — Infobox Painting title=Sigismunda mourning over the Heart of Guiscardo artist=William Hogarth year=1759 type=Oil on canvas height=100.4 width=126.5 height inch=39.5 width inch =49.8 museum=Tate Gallery city=London Sigismunda mourning over the… …

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