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  • 81Purchase criminal — Purchase Pur chase (?; 48), n. [OE. purchds, F. pourchas eager pursuit. See {Purchase}, v. t.] 1. The act of seeking, getting, or obtaining anything. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] I ll . . . get meat to have thee, Or lose my life in the purchase. Beau. & …

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  • 82Purchase money — Purchase Pur chase (?; 48), n. [OE. purchds, F. pourchas eager pursuit. See {Purchase}, v. t.] 1. The act of seeking, getting, or obtaining anything. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] I ll . . . get meat to have thee, Or lose my life in the purchase. Beau. & …

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  • 83Woolgathering — Wool gath er*ing, n. Indulgence in idle imagination; a foolish or useless pursuit or design. [1913 Webster] His wits were a woolgathering, as they say. Burton. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 84Worth so many years' purchase — Purchase Pur chase (?; 48), n. [OE. purchds, F. pourchas eager pursuit. See {Purchase}, v. t.] 1. The act of seeking, getting, or obtaining anything. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] I ll . . . get meat to have thee, Or lose my life in the purchase. Beau. & …

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  • 85Alexander the Great — This article is about the ancient king of Macedon. For other uses, see Alexander the Great (disambiguation). Alexander the Great Basileus of Macedon …

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  • 86Albert Camus — Infobox Philosopher name = Albert Camus caption = Portrait from New York World Telegram and the Sun Newspaper Photograph Collection region = Western Philosophy era = 20th century philosophy color = lightsteelblue name = Albert Camus birth = 7… …

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  • 87Andrew Johnson — This article is about the president of the United States. For other uses, see Andrew Johnson (disambiguation). Andrew Johnson 17th President of the United States In offic …

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  • 88Bob Jones University — Infobox University name = Bob Jones University native name = latin name = image size = 230px motto = Petimus Credimus (Latin) mottoeng = We seek, we trust established = 1927 type = Private, Fundamentalist Christian endowment = staff = 1,450… …

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  • 89Dhole — This article is about the species of wild dog. For H. P. Lovecraft s fictional monster, see Dhole (Cthulhu Mythos). For the town in France, see Cuon, Maine et Loire. Dhole[1] Temporal range: Post Pleistocene Recent …

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  • 90Henry Kissinger — in 1976. 56th United States Secretary of State In office September 22, 1973 – January 20, 1977 President …

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