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  • 61Alleged plot against Ratu Iloilo, 2000 — Police spokeswoman Sylvia Low announced on 25 August that they were considering opening an investigation into allegations made the previous day by the Military Commander, Commodore Frank Bainimarama, that Senator Apisai Tora and a number of… …

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  • 62First Encirclement Campaign against Jiangxi Soviet — Infobox Military Conflict conflict=First Encirclement Campaign partof=the Chinese Civil War caption=Location of Jiangxi date=November 1930, January 3, 1931 place=Jiangxi result=Red Army victory combatant1= combatant2= commander1= Zhang Huizan… …

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  • 63guard against — Synonyms and related words: advocate, champion, clear the decks, consider every angle, defend, flank, forearm, guard, hedge, leave out nothing, make sure, make sure against, overlook no possibility, play safe, prepare for, protect, provide a… …

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  • 64stand up for — defend against attack, fight for The citizens of the town were ready to stand up for their rights …

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  • 65Ground Defense Force! Mao-chan — Mao chan redirects here. For the figure skater often referred to in the Japanese press by that nickname, see Mao Asada. Earth Defender! Mao chan 陸上防衛隊まおちゃん (Ground Defense Force! Mao chan) Genre Comedy, Magical girl …

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  • 66Italy — /it l ee/, n. a republic in S Europe, comprising a peninsula S of the Alps, and Sicily, Sardinia, Elba, and other smaller islands: a kingdom 1870 1946. 57,534,088; 116,294 sq. mi. (301,200 sq. km). Cap.: Rome. Italian, Italia. * * * Italy… …

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  • 67Castle doctrine — A Castle Doctrine (also known as a Castle Law or a Defense of Habitation Law) is an American legal doctrine arising from English common law[1] that designates one s place of residence (or, in some states, any place legally occupied, such as one s …

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  • 68Emperor Xuanzong of Tang — This article is about the well known seventh emperor of Tang Dynasty. For his descendant whose temple name is also rendered Xuanzong in pinyin, see Emperor Xuānzong of Tang. Li Longji Emperor of Tang Dynasty Reign …

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  • 69World War I — the war fought mainly in Europe and the Middle East, between the Central Powers and the Allies, beginning on July 28, 1914, and ending on November 11, 1918, with the collapse of the Central Powers. Abbr.: WWI Also called Great War, War of the… …

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  • 70boxing — boxing1 /bok sing/, n. 1. the material used to make boxes or casings. 2. a boxlike enclosure; casing. 3. an act or instance of putting into or furnishing with a box. [1510 20; BOX1 + ING1] boxing2 /bok sing/, n. the act, technique, or profession… …

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