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  • 91Ayton —    AYTON, a post town and parish, in the county of Berwick, 7½ miles (N. W. by N.) from Berwick on Tweed, and 47½ (E. by S.) from the city of Edinburgh; containing about 1700 inhabitants. This place, which takes its name from the water of Eye, on …

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  • 92WORLD JEWISH ASSOCIATIONS — This article is confined to organizations that encompass Jews and Jewish activities cutting across the borders of various countries. Associations of this nature have existed for more than a century. Among the histories of dispersed communities of …

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  • 93Incendiary — In*cen di*a*ry, a. [L. incendiarius, fr. incendium a fire, conflagration: cf. F. incendiaire. See {Incense} to inflame.] [1913 Webster] 1. Of or pertaining to incendiarism, or the malicious burning of valuable property; as, incendiary material;… …

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  • 94Incendiary device — Incendiary In*cen di*a*ry, a. [L. incendiarius, fr. incendium a fire, conflagration: cf. F. incendiaire. See {Incense} to inflame.] [1913 Webster] 1. Of or pertaining to incendiarism, or the malicious burning of valuable property; as, incendiary… …

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  • 95Incendiary shell — Incendiary In*cen di*a*ry, a. [L. incendiarius, fr. incendium a fire, conflagration: cf. F. incendiaire. See {Incense} to inflame.] [1913 Webster] 1. Of or pertaining to incendiarism, or the malicious burning of valuable property; as, incendiary… …

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  • 96blue chip — noun Date: 1929 1. a. a business or undertaking with an outstanding record or likelihood of profitability b. a stock issue of high investment quality that usually pertains to a substantial well established company and enjoy …

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  • 97Shooting an Elephant — is an essay by George Orwell, written during the autumn of 1936. Orwell tells of shooting an elephant in British controlled Burma as an Imperial Policeman in 1926.Publication historyOrwell first published the essay in New Writing First series No …

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  • 98Old Summer Palace — Not to be confused with the Summer Palace, also in Beijing. For other places called the Summer Palace , see Summer Palace (disambiguation). Old Summer Palace The Old Summer Palace as depicted in traditional Chinese painting …

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  • 99Old City (Jerusalem) — The Old City of Jerusalem and its Walls[1] * UNESCO World Heritage Site …

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  • 100War profiteering — A war profiteer is any person or organization that improperly profits from warfare or by selling weapons and other goods to parties at war. The term has strong negative connotations. General profiteering may also occur in peace time.TypesBlack… …

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