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  • 131nonplus — /non plus , non plus/, v., nonplussed or nonplused, nonplussing or nonplusing, n. v.t. 1. to render utterly perplexed; puzzle completely. n. 2. a state of utter perplexity. [1575 85; (n.) < L non plus lit., not more, no further, i.e., a state in&#8230; …

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  • 132Yakovlev, Aleksandr Nikolayevich — ▪ 2006       Soviet Russian historian and government adviser (b. Dec. 2, 1923, Korolyovo, Yaroslavl oblast, Russia, U.S.S.R. [now in Russia] d. Oct. 18, 2005, Moscow, Russia), was an important ally of Soviet Pres. Mikhail Gorbachev and a&#8230; …

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