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  • 1Donald's Better Self — is a Disney cartoon featuring Donald Duck. This 8 minute short premiered in January 1938, and it was distributed by RKO Radio. Film Daily called it hugely entertaining , and gave it the following synopsis: Raucous Donald Duck reaches a new… …

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  • 2insinuation — n. 1. Infusion, instillation, gentle introduction. 2. Ingratiating one s self, getting one s self into favor. 3. Disrespectful or calumnious hint, suggestion, intimation, or innuendo …

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  • 3Opportunism — Opportunity Seized, Opportunity Missed. Engraving by Theodoor Galle, 1605. Contents 1 General definition …

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  • 4Thirty-Six Stratagems — The Thirty Six Stratagems (zh tsp|t=三十六計|s=三十六计|p=Sānshíliù Jì) was originally a Chinese essay used to illustrate a series of stratagems used in politics, war, as well as in civil interaction, often through unorthodox or deceptive means. They… …

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  • 5Regine Olsen — Regine Schlegel née Olsen (January 23, 1822 March 18, 1904) was a Danish woman chiefly remembered for being briefly engaged to the philosopher and theologian Søren Kierkegaard from September 1840 to October 1841. After the relationship ended,… …

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  • 6china — /chuy neuh/, n. 1. a translucent ceramic material, biscuit fired at a high temperature, its glaze fired at a low temperature. 2. any porcelain ware. 3. plates, cups, saucers, etc., collectively. 4. figurines made of porcelain or ceramic material …

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  • 7China — /chuy neuh/, n. 1. People s Republic of, a country in E Asia. 1,221,591,778; 3,691,502 sq. mi. (9,560,990 sq. km). Cap.: Beijing. 2. Republic of. Also called Nationalist China. a republic consisting mainly of the island of Taiwan off the SE coast …

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  • 8performing arts — arts or skills that require public performance, as acting, singing, or dancing. [1945 50] * * * ▪ 2009 Introduction Music Classical.       The last vestiges of the Cold War seemed to thaw for a moment on Feb. 26, 2008, when the unfamiliar strains …

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  • 9Job interview — Oakland, California. Hanging Around. The total time spent in actual interviews while hunting a job takes only a small part of the day; unwilling to go home these youths spend most of their day hanging around and talking with other job hunters.… …

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  • 10Dependent personality disorder — Classification and external resources ICD 10 F60.7 ICD 9 301.6 …

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