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61blow — blow1 /bloh/, n. 1. a sudden, hard stroke with a hand, fist, or weapon: a blow to the head. 2. a sudden shock, calamity, reversal, etc.: His wife s death was a terrible blow to him. 3. a sudden attack or drastic action: The invaders struck a blow …
62blessing — Synonyms and related words: Godspeed, OK, acceptance, accord, acquiescence, act of grace, act of kindness, adherence, admiration, advantage, affirmation, affirmative, affirmative voice, agreement, approbation, approval, assent, asset, avail, aye …
63break — Synonyms and related words: abeyance, about ship, about face, abrade, abrasion, abscond, abysm, abyss, accidentality, acclimate, acclimatize, accommodate, accommodation, accustom, actuarial calculation, adapt, adaptation, adjust, adjustment,… …
64Lancaster and Chester Railway — Reporting mark LC Locale Chester County and Lancaster County, South Carolina Dates of operation 1896– Track gauge 4 ft 8 1⁄2 in ( …
65Léonce Crenier — (1888 May 10, 1963) was a Catholic monk who promoted the theological/political concept of Precarity.Early yearsLéonce Crenier was born in Ceton, a small village of the diocese of Séez, in Savoie, France, July 31, 1888 [ [http://www.amis st benoit …
66Bin Laden Issue Station — The Bin Laden Issue Station (1996 2005) was a unit of the Central Intelligence Agency dedicated to tracking Osama bin Laden.Soon after its creation the Station developed a new, deadlier vision of bin Laden s activities. In 1999 the CIA… …
67fluke — n. (colloq.) stroke of luck 1) a pure fluke 2) by a fluke (he won by a fluke) * * * [fluːk] (colloq.) [ stroke of luck ] a pure fluke by a fluke (he won by a fluke) …
68fluke — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. stroke of luck, accident; [lucky] break. See chance. II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. stroke of luck, good fortune, windfall, *one in a million, *lucky strike, break, fortuity, godsend, serendipity,… …
69windfall — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. bonus, prize, blessing, boon; treasure trove, find; pennies or manna [from heaven], godsend, discovery. See acquisition. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. boon, stroke of luck, weal, freebie*; see blessing 2 ,… …
70break — {{11}}break (n.) c.1300, act of breaking, from BREAK (Cf. break) (v.). Sense of short interval between spells of work (originally between lessons at school) is from 1861. Meaning stroke of luck is attested by 1911, probably an image from… …
