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  • 41loophole — (n.) also loop hole, mid 15c., from M.E. loupe opening in a wall for shooting through or admitting light (c.1300), perhaps related to M.Du. lupen to watch, peer; + HOLE (Cf. hole) (n.). Figurative sense of outlet, means of escape is from 1660s …

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  • 42Gun laws in the United States (by state) — U.S. Firearms Legal Topics Assault weapons ban ATF Bureau Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act Concealed carry in the U.S. Domestic Violence Offender Gun Ban …

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  • 43Edward Tyll — Infobox Radio presenter name = Edward Tyll imagesize = caption = birthname = birthdate = birth date and age|1956|02|06 birthplace = The Bronx, New York, USA deathdate = deathplace = show = station = network = timeslot = show2 = station2 =… …

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  • 44Loophole — Loop hole , n. 1. (Mil.) A small opening, as in the walls of fortification, or in the bulkhead of a ship, through which small arms or other weapons may be discharged at an enemy. [1913 Webster] 2. A hole or aperture that gives a passage, or the… …

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  • 45Territorial claims in the Arctic — Under international law, no country currently owns the North Pole or the region of the Arctic Ocean surrounding it. The five surrounding Arctic states, Russia, the United States (via Alaska), Canada, Norway and Denmark (via Greenland), are… …

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  • 46aperture — n. Opening, hole, perforation, gap, cleft, rift, chasm, orifice, passage, eye, eyelet, loop hole …

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  • 47Arms control — is an umbrella term for restrictions upon the development, production, stockpiling, proliferation, and usage of weapons, especially weapons of mass destruction. Arms control is typically exercised through the use of diplomacy which seeks to… …

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  • 48Prohibition (drugs) — [ Drug Enforcement Administration in a training exercise.] The prohibition of drugs through sumptuary legislation or religious law is a common means of attempting to control drug use and the illegal drug trade. Prohibition of drugs has existed at …

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  • 49Princess Tutu — Infobox animanga/Header name = Princess Tutu caption = Princess Tutu Japanese anime logo ja name = プリンセスチュチュ ja name trans = Purinsesu Chuchu genre = Ballet, Comedy, Drama, RomanceInfobox animanga/Anime title = director = Junichi Sato Shogo… …

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  • 50York Castle — For the Castle class corvette, see HMS York Castle (K537). York Castle Yorkshire, England …

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