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  • 71National Do Not Call List — This article is about Canada s National Do Not Call List. For similar registries in other countries, see Do not call list (disambiguation). The Canadian National Do Not Call List logo. The National Do Not Call List (DNCL) allows residents of… …

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  • 72C. Clyde Atkins — Judge on the United States District Court In office June 28, 1966 – December 31, 1982 Nominated by Lyndon B. Johnson Personal details Born November 23, 1914( …

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  • 73bookish — adjective /ˈbʊk.ɪʃ/ a) Given to reading; fond of study; better acquainted with books than with people; learned from books. From a child I was fond of reading, and all the little money that came into my hands was ever laid out in books. This… …

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  • 74Alternative names for the British — This article is about terms applied to people, some of which are controversial. For a discussion of the overlapping terms for states/countries/nations in the United Kingdom and Ireland, see British Isles (terminology). Alternative names for the… …

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  • 75Emphases — emphasis em pha*sis ([e^]m f[.a]*s[i^]s), n.; pl. {Emphases} ([e^]m f[.a]*s[=e]z). [L., fr. Gr. e mfasis significance, force of expression, fr. emfai nein to show in, indicate; en in + fai nein to show. See {In}, and {Phase}.] 1. (Rhet.) A… …

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  • 76emphasis — em pha*sis ([e^]m f[.a]*s[i^]s), n.; pl. {Emphases} ([e^]m f[.a]*s[=e]z). [L., fr. Gr. e mfasis significance, force of expression, fr. emfai nein to show in, indicate; en in + fai nein to show. See {In}, and {Phase}.] 1. (Rhet.) A particular… …

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  • 77Chris Stevens (Northern Exposure) — Chris Stevens is a fictional character in the television series Northern Exposure . He was played by John Corbett.Fictional Biography Christopher Danforth Stevens was born in Wheeling, West Virginia, to a traveling salesman. In the season 3… …

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  • 78Philippine epic poetry — Centuries before the Spaniards came, the Filipinos already had their own cultural traditions, folklore, mythologies and epics. There were substantial writings by early natives that Jesuit historian Fr. Pedro Chirino noted: All of the islanders… …

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  • 79Bookish — Book ish, a. 1. Given to reading; fond of study; better acquainted with books than with men; learned from books. A bookish man. Addison. Bookish skill. Bp. Hall. [1913 Webster] 2. Characterized by a method of expression generally found in books;… …

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  • 80Bookishly — Bookish Book ish, a. 1. Given to reading; fond of study; better acquainted with books than with men; learned from books. A bookish man. Addison. Bookish skill. Bp. Hall. [1913 Webster] 2. Characterized by a method of expression generally found in …

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