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  • 1courtesy — [[t]kɜ͟ː(r)tɪsi[/t]] courtesies 1) N UNCOUNT Courtesy is politeness, respect, and consideration for others. [FORMAL] ...a gentleman who behaves with the utmost courtesy towards ladies... He did not even have the courtesy to reply to my fax. Syn:… …

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  • 2The Bollandists —     The Bollandists     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Bollandists     An association of ecclesiastical scholars engaged in editing the Acta Sanctorum. This work is a great hagiographical collection begun during the first years of the seventeenth… …

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  • 3The Staunton-Morphy controversy — concerns the failure of negotiations in 1858 for a chess match between Howard Staunton and Paul Morphy and later interpretations of the actions of the two players. The details of the events are not universally agreed, and accounts and… …

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  • 4NETHERLANDS, THE (Holland) — NETHERLANDS, THE (Holland), kingdom in N.W. Europe. The Middle Ages It is not known when exactly the Jews settled in the area which is now called The Netherlands. As early as the 11th century one can find some indications of Jewish settlers in… …

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  • 5Battle of the Bulge — For other uses, see Battle of the Bulge (disambiguation). Battle of the Bulge Part of World War II …

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  • 6courtesy — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ great, unfailing, utmost ▪ common, simple (esp. AmE) ▪ It s common courtesy to give up your seat for elderly people. ▪ …

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  • 7Conspiracy of the Tres Antonios — The Conspiracy of the Tres Antonios (1781) (Spanish: Conspiración de los tres Antonios) was minor failed conspiracy against the Spanish colonial authorities in the captaincy general of Chile, that was led by two Frenchmen, Antonio Gramusset and… …

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  • 8To strain courtesy — Strain Strain, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Strained}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Straining}.] [OF. estraindre, estreindre, F. [ e]treindre, L. stringere to draw or bind tight; probably akin to Gr. ? a halter, ? that which is squeezwd out, a drop, or perhaps to E …

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  • 9Sir Gawain and the Green Knight — is a late 14th century Middle English alliterative romance outlining an adventure of Sir Gawain, a knight of King Arthur s Round Table. In the tale, Sir Gawain accepts a challenge from a mysterious warrior who is completely green, from his… …

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  • 10Minority leader of the United States House of Representatives — Democratic Leader Incumbent Nancy Pelosi …

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