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  • 41Joseph Pomeroy Widney — (December 26, 1841 mdash; July 4, 1938) was a polymathic pioneer American physician, medical topographer, scholar educator, clergyman, entrepreneur philanthropist, proto environmentalist, prohibitionist, philosopher of religion, controversial… …

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  • 42approach — approacher, n. approachless, adj. /euh prohch /, v.t. 1. to come near or nearer to: The cars slowed down as they approached the intersection. 2. to come near to in quality, character, time, or condition; to come within range for comparison: As a… …

    Universalium

  • 43Occupation of Iraq timeline — Timeline of events during Multinational force s occupation of Iraq, following 2003 invasion of Iraq, and relevant quotations about nature of occupation from officials. See also : 2003 Iraq war timeline, 2003 in Iraq, 2004 in Iraq, 2005 in Iraq,… …

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  • 44impending — 1. adjective Approaching; drawing near; about to happen I have no time right now because of an impending paper submission deadline. 2. verb (Approaching; drawing near; about to happen.) The hurricane is impending …

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  • 45coming — I (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Approaching] Syn. advancing, drawing near, impending, next, forthcoming, upcoming, near, nearing, in the offing, arriving, oncoming, incoming, progressing, gaining on, closing, in, pursuing, running after, getting near,… …

    English dictionary for students

  • 46approaching — adj. coming closer, drawing nearer; making an approach ap·proach || É™ prəʊtʃ n. access; incoming, drawing near; approximation; path or course leading to a specific location v. appeal to , turn to ; come near to; access …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 47approach — I. v. n. 1. Come, draw near, draw nigh, come near, be at hand. 2. [With to.] Approximate, come nearly up, be nearly equal. II. v. a. 1. Bring near, carry toward, advance, push forward. 2. Come or draw near or nigh (to), go near …

    New dictionary of synonyms

  • 48JESUS — (d. 30 C.E.), whom Christianity sees as its founder and object of faith, was a Jew who lived toward the end of the Second Commonwealth period. The martyrdom of his brother James is narrated by Josephus (Ant. 20:200–3), but the passage in the same …

    Encyclopedia of Judaism

  • 4916th Vermont Infantry — RecruitmentThe 16th Vermont Infantry, a nine months regiment, was raised as a result of President Abraham Lincoln s call on August 4, 1862, for additional troops due to the disastrous results of the Peninsula Campaign.It was recruited in Windsor… …

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  • 50approach — /əˈproʊtʃ / (say uh prohch) verb (t) 1. to come nearer or near to: to approach the city. 2. to come near to in quality, character, time, or condition: few can approach Homer as a poet. 3. to bring near to something. 4. to make advances or a… …