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  • 71trump — Synonyms and related words: ace, action, ad hoc measure, answer, artifice, beat, best, best bower, better, bower, brick, cap, cards, clubs, contrivance, countermove, coup, course of action, crackerjack, deck, demarche, deuce, device, diamonds,… …

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  • 72Walter of Coventry — (fl. 1290), English monk and chronicler, who was apparently connected with a religious house in the province of York, is known to us only through the historical compilation which bears his name, the Memoriale fratris Walteri de Coventria .The… …

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  • 73sweng — sb. == trick. O. and N. 795. Lit. ‘a blow.’ AS. sweng. Cf. our expression, ‘a stroke of policy’ …

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  • 74stratagem — n. Artifice, device, manaeuvre, intrigue, wile, trick, fetch, dodge, crafty device, machination, plot, plan, scheme, artful contrivance, stroke of policy, finesse, ruse …

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  • 75Kim Jong-il — Not to be confused with Kim Yong il, Kim Jong pil, or Kim Jong Il (athlete). This is a Korean name; the family name is Kim. Kim Jong il 김정일 金正日 Юрий Ирсенович Ким …

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  • 76History of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union — Communist Party of the Soviet Union History Organisation …

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  • 77Joseph Stalin — Stalin redirects here. For other uses, see Stalin (disambiguation). Joseph Stalin Russian: Иосиф Виссарионович Сталин Georgian: იოსებ ბესარიონის ძე სტალინი …

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  • 78David Cameron — This article is about the British prime minister. For other uses, see David Cameron (disambiguation). The Right Honourable David Cameron MP …

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  • 79Jacques Chirac — Chirac redirects here. For other uses, see Chirac (disambiguation). Jacques Chirac 22nd President of France In office 17 May 1995 – 16 May 2007 Prime …

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  • 80japan — japanner, n. /jeuh pan /, n., adj., v., japanned, japanning. n. 1. any of various hard, durable, black varnishes, originally from Japan, for coating wood, metal, or other surfaces. 2. work varnished and figured in the Japanese manner. 3. Japans,… …

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