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  • 51steamroller — /steem roh leuhr/, n. 1. a heavy steam powered vehicle having a roller for crushing, compacting, or leveling materials used for a road or the like. 2. (not in technical use) any similar vehicle with a roller. 3. an overpowering force, esp. one… …

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  • 52Tilden, Bill — in full William Tatem Tilden born Feb. 20, 1893, Philadelphia, Pa., U.S. died June 5, 1953, Hollywood, Calif. U.S. tennis player. The dominant player of the 1920s, he won seven U.S. men s singles championships (1920–25, 1929), three Wimbledon… …

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  • 53obia — or obeah In West African folklore, a gigantic animal that steals into villages by night to kidnap girls on behalf of witches. In some Caribbean cultures the word is used to refer to overpowering and extremely evil forms of witchcraft and sorcery …

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  • 54Equestrian Sports — ▪ 2009 Introduction Thoroughbred Racing. United States.       A seemingly invincible three year old colt named Big Brown took American Thoroughbred racing by storm during the 2008 spring classic season. In the 134th Kentucky Derby on May 3, Big… …

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  • 55Dan Shilon — Born October 24, 1940 (1940 10 24) (age 71) Tel Aviv, Mandate Palestine Show Dan Shilon Live Station(s) Channel 2 Time slot Late night …

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  • 56MasterChef (US TV series) — This article is about the Fox television show. For the PBS television show, see MasterChef USA. For other uses, see MasterChef. MasterChef Series logo and wordmark Genre Cook …

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  • 57extort — ex·tort /ik stȯrt/ vt [Latin extortus, past participle of extorquere to remove by twisting, obtain by force, from ex out + torquere to twist]: to obtain (as money) from a person by force, intimidation, or undue or unlawful use of authority or… …

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  • 58smell — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ overpowering, pervasive, pungent, rich, sharp, strong ▪ There was an overpowering smell of burning rubber. ▪ f …

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  • 59stench — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ overpowering, overwhelming, powerful, strong ▪ unmistakable ▪ appalling (esp. BrE), awful, foul …

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  • 60arrogance — n. 1) to demonstrate, display, exhibit arrogance 2) insufferable, overpowering, overwhelming arrogance 3) the arrogance to + inf. (he had the arrogance to ask for more money) * * * [ ærəgəns] display exhibit arrogance overpowering overwhelming… …

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