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  • 111As Schools Match Wits — Genre Game show Created by Leonard J. Collamore Directed by Eric Jones Presented by Beth Ward (2008–present) Chris Rohmann (2007–2008) John Baran (1991–2006) Phil Shepardson (1 …

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  • 112History of Baltimore City College — The history of Baltimore City College began in 1839, when the city council of Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. passed a resolution mandating the creation of a male high school with a focus on English and classical literature. Baltimore City College was… …

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  • 113give — givable, giveable, adj., n. givee, n. giver, n. /giv/, v., gave, given, giving, n. v.t. 1. to present voluntarily and without expecting compensation; bestow: to give a birthday present to someone. 2. to hand to someone: Give me that plate, please …

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  • 114Andrew Jackson: Farewell Address — ▪ Primary Source              In his Farewell Address, written with the help of Chief Justice Roger B. Taney and delivered March 4, 1837, Andrew Jackson reviewed the accomplishments of his administration and explained the motivation of some of… …

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  • 115California Proposition 8 — Proposition 8 redirects here. For other uses, see Proposition 8 (disambiguation). Proposition 8 Eliminates Rights of Same Sex Couples to Marry. Initiative Constitutional Am …

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  • 116award — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. prize, medal; compensation; decision, adjudication. See giving, judgment, approbation. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. citation, honor, scholarship, grant; see prize . See Synonym Study at prize . v. Syn.… …

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  • 117grant — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. gift, allotment, contribution. v. bestow, give, yield; concede; permit; contribute. See giving, permission, consent, rightness, transfer. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. gift, boon, reward, award, honorarium …

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  • 118Permission — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Permission >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 permission permission leave Sgm: N 1 allowance allowance sufferance Sgm: N 1 tolerance tolerance toleration Sgm: N 1 liberty liberty law license …

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  • 119give — [[t]gɪv[/t]] v. gave, giv•en, giv•ing, n. 1) to present voluntarily and without expecting compensation: to give a birthday present to someone[/ex] 2) to hand to someone: Give me that plate, please[/ex] 3) to place in someone s care: I gave the… …

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  • 120give — [giv] vt. gave, given, giving [ME given (with g < ON gefa, to give), yeven < OE giefan, akin to Ger geben < IE base * ghabh , to grasp, take > L habere, to have: the special Gmc sense of this base results from its use as a substitute… …

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