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  • 21article of faith — noun 1. (Christianity) any of the sections into which a creed or other statement of doctrine is divided • Syn: ↑credendum • Topics: ↑Christianity, ↑Christian religion • Hypernyms: ↑dogma, ↑ …

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  • 22asking price — noun the price at which something is offered for sale • Syn: ↑selling price • Hypernyms: ↑price, ↑terms, ↑damage • Hyponyms: ↑offer price, ↑upset price, ↑ …

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  • 23bean counter — noun an accountant or bureaucrat who is believed to place undue emphasis on the control of expenditures • Hypernyms: ↑accountant, ↑comptroller, ↑controller, ↑bureaucrat, ↑administrative official * * * noun, pl ⋯ ters [count] informal +… …

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  • 24Bill of Rights — noun a statement of fundamental rights and privileges (especially the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution) • Topics: ↑law, ↑jurisprudence • Regions: ↑United States, ↑United States of America, ↑America, ↑the States, ↑ …

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  • 25control freak — noun someone with a compulsive desire to exert control over situations and people • Hypernyms: ↑compulsive * * * noun, pl ⋯ freaks [count] informal : a person who has a strong need to control people or how things are done My boss is a real… …

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  • 26liquor store — noun a store that sells alcoholic beverages for consumption elsewhere • Syn: ↑package store, ↑off licence • Hypernyms: ↑shop, ↑store * * * liquor store UK US noun [countable] [ …

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  • 27NIMBY — noun someone who objects to siting something in their own neighborhood but does not object to it being sited elsewhere; an acronym for not in my backyard • Usage Domain: ↑acronym • Hypernyms: ↑dissenter, ↑dissident, ↑protester, ↑objector,… …

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  • 28nuts and bolts — noun detailed practical information about how something works or how something can be accomplished • Hypernyms: ↑information, ↑info * * * n basics, essentials, fundamentals, details, components, bits and pieces, practicalities COLLOQ. nitty… …

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  • 29promised land — noun any place of complete bliss and delight and peace • Syn: ↑Eden, ↑paradise, ↑nirvana, ↑heaven, ↑Shangri la • Derivationally related forms: ↑paradisiacal (for: ↑ …

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  • 30Promised Land — noun 1. an ancient country in southwestern Asia on the east coast of the Mediterranean Sea; a place of pilgrimage for Christianity and Islam and Judaism • Syn: ↑Palestine, ↑Canaan, ↑Holy Land • Derivationally related forms: ↑Palestinian (for:… …

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