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  • 71aslant — I. adverb or adjective Date: 14th century in a slanting direction ; obliquely II. preposition Date: 1596 over or across in a slanting direction …

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  • 72slant — I. verb Etymology: Middle English slenten to fall obliquely, of Scandinavian origin; akin to Norwegian dialect slenta to slope, Old Norse sletta to throw carelessly Date: 1644 intransitive verb 1. to take a diagonal course, direction, or path 2.… …

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  • 73Protesilaus — For the butterfly, see Protesilaus (butterfly). In Greek mythology, Protesilaus (Ancient Greek: Πρωτεσίλαος, Protesilaos), was a hero in the Iliad who was venerated at cult sites in Thessaly and Thrace. Protesilaus was the son of Iphicles, a lord …

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  • 74Italic type — In typography, italic type /Unicode|ɪˈtælUnicode|ɪk/ or /aUnicode|ɪˈtælUnicode|ɪk/ refers to cursive typefaces based on a stylized form of calligraphic handwriting. The influence from calligraphy can be seen in their usual slight slanting to the… …

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  • 75Renault Espace — Infobox Automobile name = Renault Espace manufacturer = Renault production = 1984 present class = Large MPV layout = FF layout body style = 5 door MPV predecessor = None successor = NoneInfobox Automobile generation name = Espace I production =… …

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  • 76Fraction (mathematics) — A cake with one quarter removed. The remaining three quarters are shown. Dotted lines indicate where the cake may be cut in order to divide it into equal parts. Each quarter of the cake is denoted by the fraction 1/4. A fraction (from Latin:… …

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  • 77Turby wind turbine — The Turby is a brand of vertical axis Darrieus wind turbine. The three vertical aerofoil blades have a helical twist of 60 degrees, similar to Gorlov s water turbines . Since the wind pulls each blade around on both the windward and leeward sides …

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  • 78Modena (racing team) — Modena Full name Modena Team SpA Base Modena, Italy Noted staff Carlo Patrucco (Team Principal) Mauro Forghieri (Technical Director) Jaime Manca Graziadei (Team Manager) Mario Tolentino (Designer/Race Engineer) Dave Morgan (Race Engineer) Noted …

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  • 79Norrbottenspets — Other names Nordic Spitz Norrbottenspitz Pohjanpystykorva Country of origin Sweden Traits …

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  • 80Center Peel — Center Peel, or simply Peel for short is a type of retreat practiced by modern day infantry. This particular tactic is more specifically designed for situations where smaller groups of infantry withdraw from an engagement of a much larger force.… …

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