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  • 1Citizens for Equal Protection v. Bruning — Court United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit Full case name Citizens for Equal Protection et al., v. Jon Bruning, Attorney General of Nebraska et …

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  • 2India — • The peninsula is separated on the north from Tibet and Central Asia by the Himalaya, Hindu Kush, and Karakoram mountains, and some lower ranges divide it from Afghanistan and Baluchistan Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. India      …

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  • 3cover — I. verb (covered; covering) Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French coverir, covrir, from Latin cooperire, from co + operire to close, cover Date: 13th century transitive verb 1. a. to guard from attack b …

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  • 4shelter — [shel′tər] n. [prob. < ME scheltroun, earlier scheltrum < OE sceldtruma, lit., shield troop, body of men protected by interlocked shields < scield (see SHIELD) + truma, an array, troop; akin to trum, strong: (see TRIM)] 1. something that …

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  • 5Protective — Pro*tect ive, a. [Cf. F. protectif.] Affording protection; sheltering; defensive. The favor of a protective Providence. Feltham. [1913 Webster] {Protective coloring} (Zo[ o]l.), coloring which serves for the concealment and preservation of a… …

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  • 6Protective coloring — Protective Pro*tect ive, a. [Cf. F. protectif.] Affording protection; sheltering; defensive. The favor of a protective Providence. Feltham. [1913 Webster] {Protective coloring} (Zo[ o]l.), coloring which serves for the concealment and… …

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  • 7Protective tariff — Protective Pro*tect ive, a. [Cf. F. protectif.] Affording protection; sheltering; defensive. The favor of a protective Providence. Feltham. [1913 Webster] {Protective coloring} (Zo[ o]l.), coloring which serves for the concealment and… …

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  • 8Cougar — This article is about the large cat species. For other uses, see Cougar (disambiguation). Cougar[1] Temporal range: Middle Pleistocene to recent …

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  • 9USS Allegheny (1847) — – the first U.S. Navy ship to be so named – was a large (989 ton) iron hulled steamer that served as an American gunship in the South Atlantic Ocean as well as in the European area. When the American Civil War occurred, Allegheny served the Union …

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  • 10furniture — furnitureless, adj. /ferr ni cheuhr/, n. 1. the movable articles, as tables, chairs, desks or cabinets, required for use or ornament in a house, office, or the like. 2. fittings, apparatus, or necessary accessories for something. 3. equipment for …

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