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  • 91race — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. onrush, advance; competition; sprint, dash; stream; channel, millrace, tide, river; career; family, clan, tribe; people, ethnic group. v. rush, career; hasten; compete; speed. See velocity, ancestry,… …

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  • 92gadfly — noun (plural gadflies) 1》 a fly that bites livestock, especially a horsefly, warble fly, or botfly. 2》 an annoying and provocative person. Origin C16: from gad1, or obs. gad goad, spike , from ON gaddr, of Gmc origin; related to yard1 …

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  • 93Rake — Rake, v. i. 1. [Icel. reika. Cf. {Rake} a debauchee.] To walk about; to gad or ramble idly. [Prov. Eng.] [1913 Webster] 2. [See {Rake} a debauchee.] To act the rake; to lead a dissolute, debauched life. Shenstone. [1913 Webster] {To rake out}… …

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  • 94To rake out — Rake Rake, v. i. 1. [Icel. reika. Cf. {Rake} a debauchee.] To walk about; to gad or ramble idly. [Prov. Eng.] [1913 Webster] 2. [See {Rake} a debauchee.] To act the rake; to lead a dissolute, debauched life. Shenstone. [1913 Webster] {To rake… …

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  • 96Greeks — This article is about the Greek people. For the finance term, see Greeks (finance). Greeks Έλληνες 1st row: Homer • King Leonidas • Pericles • Herodotus • Hippocrates 2nd row: Socrates • Plato • Aristotle • …

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  • 97People's Liberation Army —   中国人民解放军   Emblem of the People s Liberation Army Founded August 1, 1927 Service branches …

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  • 100George Swede — ( lv. Juris Švēde), (born as Juris Puriņš , November 20, 1940 in Riga, Latvia) is a Canadian poet and children s writer who lives in Toronto, Ontario. He is a major figure in English language haiku, known for his wry, poignant… …

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