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  • 111Cooper Union speech — Photo of Abraham Lincoln taken February 27, 1860 in New York City by Mathew Brady, the day of his famous Cooper Union speech The Cooper Union Speech, or Address, was delivered by Abraham Lincoln on February 27, 1860, at Cooper Union, in New York… …

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  • 112angel and demon — ▪ religion Introduction demon also spelled  daemon   respectively, any benevolent or malevolent spiritual being that mediates between the transcendent and temporal realms.       Throughout the history of religions (myth), varying kinds and… …

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  • 113Thomas Cup — The Thomas Cup, sometimes called the World Men s Team Championships, is an international badminton competition among teams representing member nations of the Badminton World Federation (BWF), the sport s global governing body. The championships… …

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  • 114Hou Jing — (侯景) (d. 552), courtesy name Wanjing (萬景), was a general for the Chinese states Northern Wei, Eastern Wei, and Liang Dynasty, and briefly, after controlling the Liang imperial regime for several years, usurped the Liang throne, establishing a… …

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  • 115Cycling at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's road race — Infobox Olympic event event = Men s cycling road race games = 2008 Summer caption = The field shortly after the start. venue = Urban Road Cycling Course km to mi|245.4|precision=1|abbr=yes date = August 9 competitors = 143 nations = 55 win value …

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  • 116champion — Synonyms and related words: A per se, Maecenas, Olympic medal winner, abettor, ace, admirer, advocate, aficionado, allege in support, alter ego, alternate, amicus curiae, angel, answer, apologete, apologist, apologizer, arch, argue for, arm,… …

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  • 117maintain — Synonyms and related words: abide, accommodate, account as, advocate, affirm, afford, afford support, allege, allege in support, announce, annunciate, answer, argue, argue for, assert, assever, asseverate, assume, aver, avouch, avow, back, back… …

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  • 118Vindication — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Vindication >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 vindication vindication justification warrant Sgm: N 1 exoneration exoneration exculpation Sgm: N 1 acquittal acquittal &c. 970 Sgm: N 1 whitewashing whitewashing …

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  • 119Roberto Durán — Infobox Boxer name = Roberto Durán nationality =flagicon|PAN Panamanian realname = Roberto Duran nickname = Manos de Piedra El Cholo weight = Lightweight birth date = birth date and age|mf=yes|1951|6|16 birth place = Guararé, Panama style… …

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  • 120assert — Synonyms and related words: advance, advocate, affirm, allege, allege in support, announce, annunciate, answer, argue, argue for, assever, asseverate, aver, avouch, avow, brook no denial, champion, confess, contend, contend for, counter, declare …

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