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  • 101tornado — noun (plural does or dos) Etymology: modification of Spanish tronada thunderstorm, from tronar to thunder, from Latin tonare more at thunder Date: 1556 1. archaic a tropical thunderstorm 2. a. a squall accompanying a thunderstorm in Africa b …

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  • 102whirlwind — I. noun Date: 14th century 1. a small rotating windstorm of limited extent 2. a. a confused rush ; whirl < a whirlwind of meetings > b. a violent or destructive force or agency II. adjective …

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  • 103Aegis — (pronEng|ˈiːdʒɨs) has entered modern English to mean a shield, protection, or sponsorship, originally from the name of the mythological protective shield of Zeus. The name has been extended to many other entities, and the concept of a protective&#8230; …

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  • 104February 13 — Events*1258 Baghdad falls to the Mongols, and the Abbasid Caliphate is destroyed. *1503 Disfida di Barletta Famous challenge between 13 Italian and 13 French knights near Barletta. *1542 Catherine Howard, the fifth wife of Henry VIII of England,&#8230; …

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  • 105Insurance — This article is about risk management. For Insurance (blackjack), see Blackjack. For Insurance run (baseball), see Insurance run. In law and economics, insurance is a form of risk management primarily used to hedge against the risk of a&#8230; …

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  • 106Jet stream — Jet streams are fast flowing, relatively narrow air currents found at the tropopause, the transition between the troposphere (where temperature decreases with height) and the stratosphere (where temperature increases with height), [United States&#8230; …

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  • 107Kentucky — This article is about the Commonwealth of Kentucky. For other uses, see Kentucky (disambiguation). Commonwealth of Kentucky …

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  • 109Oregon — This article is about the U.S. state of Oregon. For other uses, see Oregon (disambiguation). State of Oregon …

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  • 110Paul Bunyan — is a mythological lumberjack who appears in tall tales of American folklore. The character originated in the work of American journalist James MacGillivray. Historically, the character has been popular in the northern region of the United States …

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