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  • 21down to the wire — nearing a deadline, running out of time We went right down to the wire but we were able to finish the job on time …

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  • 22endangered species —  Nearing extinction …

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  • 23Back-to-the-land movement — The phrase back to the land movement refers to a North American social phenomenon of the 1960s and 1970s. This particular back to the land movement was a migration from cities to rural areas that took place in the United States, its greatest… …

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  • 24near — [[t]nɪ͟ə(r)[/t]] ♦ nearer, nearest, nears, nearing, neared 1) PREP If something is near a place, thing, or person, it is a short distance from them. Don t come near me... Her children went back every year to stay in a farmhouse near the cottage …

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  • 25Sustainable living — refers to a specific lifestyle that attempts to reduce an individual s or society s use of the Earth s natural resources. Practitioners of sustainable living often attempt to reduce their carbon footprints by altering methods of transportation,… …

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  • 26Gregory Smith — Infobox actor imagesize = caption = birthname = Gregory Edward Smith birthdate = birth date and age|1983|7|6 birthplace = Toronto, Ontario, Canada yearsactive = awards = Young Artist Awards for Best Performance in a Feature Film Leading Young… …

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  • 27History of the board game Monopoly — The history of the board game Monopoly can be traced back to the early 1900s. Based on original designs by the American Elizabeth Magie, several board games were developed from 1906 through the 1930s that involved the buying and selling of land… …

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  • 28near — near1 W1S1 [nıə US nır] adv, prep ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(short distance away)¦ 2¦(short time before)¦ 3¦(almost doing something)¦ 4¦(amount or level)¦ 5¦(similar)¦ 6 near perfect/impossible etc 7 draw near 8 (as) near as damn it 9 near enough …

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  • 29List of suicides — For incidents of suicide depicted in fiction, see List of suicides in fiction. See also: List of drug related deaths, Lists of people by cause of death, and Category:Suicides by method This is an incomplete list, which may never be able to… …

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  • 30Jiddu Krishnamurti — Infobox Person name = Jiddu Krishnamurti image size = 250px caption = J. Krishnamurti cir. the 1920s birth date = May 11, 1895 birth place = Madanapalle, India death date = February 17, 1986 (aged 90) death place = Ojai, California education =… …

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