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  • 51performing arts — arts or skills that require public performance, as acting, singing, or dancing. [1945 50] * * * ▪ 2009 Introduction Music Classical.       The last vestiges of the Cold War seemed to thaw for a moment on Feb. 26, 2008, when the unfamiliar strains …

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  • 52stubborn — stubbornly, adv. stubbornness, n. /stub euhrn/, adj. 1. unreasonably obstinate; obstinately unmoving: a stubborn child. 2. fixed or set in purpose or opinion; resolute: a stubborn opponent of foreign aid. 3. obstinately maintained, as a course of …

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  • 53Business and Industry Review — ▪ 1999 Introduction Overview        Annual Average Rates of Growth of Manufacturing Output, 1980 97, Table Pattern of Output, 1994 97, Table Index Numbers of Production, Employment, and Productivity in Manufacturing Industries, Table (For Annual… …

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  • 54dog — dog1 [ dɔg ] noun count *** 1. ) an animal kept as a pet, for guarding buildings, or for hunting. A young dog is called a puppy: Have you fed the dog? Out on the street, a dog began to bark. dog food/biscuits a ) a male dog or a male animal that… …

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  • 55dog — [[t]dɒ̱g, AM dɔ͟ːg[/t]] ♦♦ dogs, dogging, dogged 1) N COUNT A dog is a very common four legged animal that is often kept by people as a pet or to guard or hunt. There are many different breeds of dog. Outside, a dog was barking... The dog growled …

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  • 56stubborn — stub•born [[t]ˈstʌb ərn[/t]] adj. 1) unreasonably or perversely obstinate; unyielding 2) fixed or set in purpose or opinion; resolute 3) obstinately maintained, as a course of action: stubborn resistance[/ex] 4) difficult to handle, treat, etc.:… …

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  • 57dog — 1. n. a foot. (Usually plural.) □ My dogs are killing me. □ I gotta get home and soak my dogs. 2. n. an ugly girl. (Rude and derogatory.) □ I’m no dog, but I could wish for some changes. □ …

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  • 58Dog — Dog, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dogged}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Dogging}.] To hunt or track like a hound; to follow insidiously or indefatigably; to chase with a dog or dogs; to worry, as if by dogs; to hound with importunity. [1913 Webster] I have been… …

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  • 59Dogging — Dog Dog, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dogged}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Dogging}.] To hunt or track like a hound; to follow insidiously or indefatigably; to chase with a dog or dogs; to worry, as if by dogs; to hound with importunity. [1913 Webster] I have been… …

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