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  • 61squeeze — v. & n. v. 1 tr. a exert pressure on from opposite or all sides, esp. in order to extract moisture or reduce size. b compress with one s hand or between two bodies. c reduce the size of or alter the shape of by squeezing. 2 tr. (often foll. by… …

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  • 62Agis II — Infobox Monarch name =Agis II title =King of Sparta reign =427 BC – 400400 BC predecessor =Archidamus II successor =Agesilaus II queen =Timaea issue =Leotychides (possibly illegitimate) dynasty =Eurypontid father =Archidamus II mother = date of… …

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  • 63Manchurian revival — Manchuria The Manchurian revival of 1908 was a period of spiritual renewal in the life of the Protestant Christians at churches and mission stations in Manchuria, (Liaoning Province, China). It was the first such revival to gain nationwide… …

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  • 64St. Edward the Confessor —     St. Edward the Confessor     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► St. Edward the Confessor     King of England, born in 1003; died 5 January, 1066. He was the son of Ethelred II and Emma, daughter of Duke Richard of Normandy, being thus half brother to… …

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  • 65St. Martin of Tours —     St. Martin of Tours     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► St. Martin of Tours     Bishop; born at Sabaria (today Steinamanger in German, or Szombathely in Hungarian), Pannonia (Hungary), about 316; died at Candes, Touraine, most probably in 397. In… …

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  • 66urge — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. solicit, plead, importune, advocate, exhort, incite, instigate; press, push. n. impulse, desire, ambition. See necessity, request, cause. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To present favorably] Syn. favor,… …

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  • 67yield — vb 1 produce, turn out, *bear Analogous words: *generate, engender, breed, propagate: create, *invent: form, shape, *make, fabricate, fashion 2 *relinqui …

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  • 68appeal — ap•peal [[t]əˈpil[/t]] n. v. pealed, peal•ing 1) an earnest plea; entreaty; plea: an appeal for help[/ex] 2) a request or reference to some authority for a decision, corroboration, or judgment 3) law a) an application for review by a higher… …

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  • 69urge — [ʉrj] vt. urged, urging [L urgere, to press hard: see WREAK] 1. a) to press upon the attention; present or speak of earnestly and repeatedly; plead, allege, or advocate strongly [to urge caution] b) to entreat or plead with; ask, persuade, or… …

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