sudden+advance
11dash — I. v. a. 1. Strike violently, hurl forcibly. 2. Adulterate, deteriorate (by mixture), alloy, mingle, mix. 3. Suffuse, overspread, discolor, color. 4. Disappoint, frustrate, thwart, ruin, destroy, shatter, spoil. 5. Surprise, confound, abash, put… …
12dash — v. & n. v. 1 intr. rush hastily or forcefully (dashed up the stairs). 2 tr. strike or fling with great force, esp. so as to shatter (dashed it to the ground; the cup was dashed from my hand). 3 tr. frustrate, daunt, dispirit (dashed their hopes) …
13snap elections — sudden elections, elections that occur without much advance notice …
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16United States — a republic in the N Western Hemisphere comprising 48 conterminous states, the District of Columbia, and Alaska in North America, and Hawaii in the N Pacific. 267,954,767; conterminous United States, 3,022,387 sq. mi. (7,827,982 sq. km); with… …
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20American football rules — The Tennessee Titans and the Houston Texans in formation before a play Game play in American football consists of a series of downs, individual plays of short duration, outside of which the ball is dead or not in play. These can be plays from… …
