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  • 21Dates of 2008 — ▪ 2009 January As we meet tonight, our economy is undergoing a period of uncertainty.… At kitchen tables across our country, there is a concern about our economic future. U.S. Pres. George W. Bush, in his final state of the union address, January …

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  • 22lay — lay1 /lay/, v., laid, laying, n. v.t. 1. to put or place in a horizontal position or position of rest; set down: to lay a book on a desk. 2. to knock or beat down, as from an erect position; strike or throw to the ground: One punch laid him low.… …

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  • 23Jackie Presser — (August 6 1926 ndash; July 9 1988) was an American labor leader and president of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters from 1983 until his death in 1988. He was closely connected to organized crime, and allegedly became president of the… …

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  • 24fight — I (argument) noun altercation, bickering, broil, certamen, clash, conflict, confrontation, contest, controversy, debate, difference, disagreement, discord, disputation, dispute, dissension, embroilment, estrangement, expression of contrary… …

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  • 25battle — Synonyms and related words: Actium, Adrianople, Aegates Isles, Aegospotami, Agincourt, Antietam, Anzio, Arbela Gaugamela, Ardennes, Austerlitz, Ayacucho, Balaclava, Bannockburn, Bataan Corregidor, Bismarck Sea, Blenheim, Bosworth Field, Bouvines …

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  • 26storm — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. hurricane, tempest, tornado; spate, flood; cloudburst, blizzard; outburst, commotion; assault, onslaught, attack. v. assault, assail, attack; rage, rant; bluster; blow violently, pour, rain, snow. See …

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  • 27literature — /lit euhr euh cheuhr, choor , li treuh /, n. 1. writings in which expression and form, in connection with ideas of permanent and universal interest, are characteristic or essential features, as poetry, novels, history, biography, and essays. 2.… …

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  • 28at|tack´er — at|tack «uh TAK», verb, noun, adjective. –v.t. 1. to set upon to hurt; use force or weapons on; begin fighting against (someone): »The dog attacked the cat. 2. Figurative. to talk or write against; set upon with hostile actions or words to injure …

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  • 29at|tack´a|ble — at|tack «uh TAK», verb, noun, adjective. –v.t. 1. to set upon to hurt; use force or weapons on; begin fighting against (someone): »The dog attacked the cat. 2. Figurative. to talk or write against; set upon with hostile actions or words to injure …

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  • 30at|tack — «uh TAK», verb, noun, adjective. –v.t. 1. to set upon to hurt; use force or weapons on; begin fighting against (someone): »The dog attacked the cat. 2. Figurative. to talk or write against; set upon with hostile actions or words to injure or… …

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