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  • 101Chuck Versus the Dream Job — Chuck episode Stephen J. Bartowski and Ted Roark in Chuck Versus the Dream Job …

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  • 102Margaritaville (South Park) — Margaritaville South Park episode Randy talks to the masses about the economy. Episode …

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  • 103Mediterranean Basketball Association — (MBA) Sport Basketball Commissioner George Vassilakopoulos Sheikh Saud Bin Ali Al Thani Inaugural season 2011 12 No. of teams 15 16 Country(ies) …

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  • 104lottery mentality — (LAWT.uh.ree men.TAL.uh.tee) n. 1. The desire to obtain money without working for it. 2. The belief that a large sum of money can solve a person s problems. Example Citation: • Many years ago, my late mother believed that one of the biggest… …

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  • 105revenge — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. &v. See retaliation. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [The act of returning an injury] Syn. vengeance, requital, reprisal, getting even, measure for measure, an eye for an eye, blow for blow, tit for tat,… …

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  • 106have — v. a. 1. Hold (whether one s own or not), be in actual possession of. 2. Possess, own, be in possession of, be seized of. 3. Be favored with. 4. Be the subject of. 5. Regard, consider, esteem. 6. Require, wish, desire. 7 …

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  • 107demand — I. v. a. 1. Claim, require, exact, challenge, call for, ask for. 2. Necessitate, require, rightfully claim, make necessary. II. v. n. Ask, inquire, make inquiry. III. n. 1. Claim, requisition, requirement, exaction. 2. Want, call, desire to… …

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  • 108fair — I [[t]fɛər[/t]] adj. and adv. fair•er, fair•est. 1) free from bias, dishonesty, or injustice 2) legitimately sought, done, given, etc.; proper under the rules: a fair fight[/ex] 3) moderately large; ample: a fair income[/ex] 4) neither excellent… …

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  • 109Andersen, Hans Christian — (1805 75)    A Danish shoemaker s son who as a child had heard traditional storytelling in the spinning room or during the hop harvest . He began writing fairytales in 1835, and continued all his life; the first English translations appeared in… …

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  • 110Obtained — Obtain Ob*tain , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Obtained}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Obtaining}.] [F. obtenir, L. obtinere; ob (see {Ob }) + tenere to hold. See {Tenable}.] [1913 Webster] 1. To hold; to keep; to possess. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] His mother, then, is… …

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