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  • 1rouse — rouse1 rousedness /row zid nis/, n. rouser, n. /rowz/, v., roused, rousing, n. v.t. 1. to bring out of a state of sleep, unconsciousness, inactivity, fancied security, apathy, depression, etc.: He was roused to action by courageous words. 2. to… …

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  • 2rouse — [[t]raʊz[/t]] v. roused, rous•ing, n. 1) to bring out of a state of sleep, unconsciousness, inactivity, fancied security, apathy, etc 2) to stir or incite to strong indignation or anger 3) ahb. to cause (game) to start from a covert or lair 4)… …

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  • 3James Rouse — James Wilson Rouse (April 26, 1914 April 9, 1996), founder of The Rouse Company, was a pioneering American real estate developer, civic activist, and later, free enterprise based philanthropist. He is the maternal grandfather of actor Edward… …

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  • 4convict — I. v. a. 1. Prove or find guilty. 2. Convince (of sin), make sensible, rouse to a sense. II. n. Malefactor, criminal, felon, culprit, condemned person …

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  • 5Science (Philosophies of) — Philosophies of science Mach, Duhem, Bachelard Babette E.Babich THE TRADITION OF CONTINENTAL PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE If the philosophy of science is not typically represented as a ‘continental’ discipline it is nevertheless historically rooted in… …

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  • 6Pierre-Simon Laplace — Laplace redirects here. For the city in Louisiana, see LaPlace, Louisiana. For the joint NASA ESA space mission, see Europa Jupiter System Mission. Pierre Simon, marquis de Laplace Pierre Simon Laplace (1749–1827). Posthumous portrait …

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  • 8incite — incitable, adj. incitant, adj., n. incitation /in suy tay sheuhn, si /, n. inciter, n. incitingly, adv. /in suyt /, v.t., incited, inciting. to stir, encourage, or urge on; stimulate or prompt to action: to incite a crowd to riot. [1475 85; < L&#8230; …

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  • 9United 93 (film) — Infobox Film| name = United 93 producer = Tim Bevan Eric Fellner Paul Greengrass Lloyd Levin director = Paul Greengrass writer = Paul Greengrass music = John Powell cinematography = Barry Ackroyd editing = Clare Douglas Richard Pearson&#8230; …

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  • 10performing 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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