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  • 71malodorous — adjective Date: 1850 1. having a bad odor 2. highly improper < malodorous practices and chicanery in high financial places New Republic > • malodorously adverb • malodorousness noun Synonyms: malodorous, stinking …

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  • 72classic — I. adjective Etymology: French or Latin; French classique, from Latin classicus of the highest class of Roman citizens, of the first rank, from classis Date: circa 1604 1. a. serving as a standard of excellence ; of recognized value < classic&#8230; …

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  • 73underhanded — I. adverb Date: circa 1822 underhand II. adjective Date: 1853 marked by secrecy, chicanery, and deception ; not honest and aboveboard ; sly < an underhanded attempt to gain power > Synonyms: see secret • underhand …

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  • 74Berkeley, California — Infobox Settlement official name = City of Berkeley settlement type = City nickname = motto = imagesize = image caption = Berkeley looking northwest as seen from the Claremont Canyon Regional Preserve. image image mapsize = 250x200px map caption …

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  • 75Crony capitalism — is a term describing a capitalist economy in which success in business depends on close relationships between business people and government officials. It may be exhibited by favoritism in the distribution of legal permits, government grants,&#8230; …

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  • 76Chicano — Chicana redirects here. For the wrestler, see Sangre Chicana. For other uses, see Chicano (disambiguation). Part of a series of articles on Hispanic and Latino Americans National origin groups Argentine Americans Bolivian Americans Chilean&#8230; …

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  • 77James Randi — Infobox Celebrity name = James Randi size = caption = birth name = Randall James Hamilton Zwinge birth date = birth date and age|1928|8|7 birth place = Toronto, Ontario, Canada death date = death place = occupation = Magician, skeptic, writer&#8230; …

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  • 78Paul Muni — For the comedy writer and actor, see Paul Mooney (comedian). Paul Muni Born Meshilem Meier Weisenfreund September 22, 1895(1895 09 22) Lwów, Poland, Austro Hungarian Empire (present day Lviv, Ukraine) Died August 25, 1967(1967 08 25)&#8230; …

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  • 79Penelope — In Homer s Odyssey , Penelópē ( Πηνελόπεια/Πηνελόπη ) is the faithful wife of Odysseus, who keeps her suitors at bay in his long absence and so is eventually rejoined with him. Prior to recent readings, her name had been associated with&#8230; …

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  • 80Mission San Juan Capistrano — This article is about the mission in California. For the mission of the same name in Texas, see Mission San Juan Capistrano (Texas). Mission San Juan Capistrano Mission San Juan Capistrano, photochrom print by William Henry Jackson c. 1899.&#8230; …

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