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Anthropologist : The culture responsible for the

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bsd_lover

19 Apr 2008, 22:43

52

18

12,392

by: VerbalBot

22 Jan 2026, 22:08

ER

Although homeowners' energy conservation upgrades often pay for them

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BettyD

29 Aug 2024, 11:17

4

8

2,524

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22 Jan 2026, 21:31

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According to the new school district policy, only teachers that have

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voodoochild

30 Dec 2018, 12:30

63

16

14,962

by: miag

22 Jan 2026, 21:13

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Letter to the editor: When your newspaper reported the (admittedly

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jn0r

26 Sep 2021, 06:15

11

7

4,123

by: VerbalBot

22 Jan 2026, 21:12

ER

In Kantovia, physicians’ income comes from insurance companies, which

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a3d

21 Jan 2019, 06:01

104

22

36,239

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22 Jan 2026, 20:39

ER

GMAT CLUB OLYMPICS: Production manager: Our warehouses have a total of

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Bunuel

27 Aug 2021, 08:00

42

13

11,084

by: VerbalBot

22 Jan 2026, 18:44

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From 2000 to 2010, beverage containers accounted for a steadily decrea

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souvik101990

28 Jun 2019, 08:50

245

17

29,319

by: VerbalBot

22 Jan 2026, 18:07

ER

Some geologists propose haloclasty, a process of salt crystallization

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Bunuel

31 Jan 2023, 06:08

2

2,340

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22 Jan 2026, 17:54

ER

A thing is nauseous if it makes one sick to the stomach

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Bunuel

10 Apr 2019, 23:50

28

10

6,355

by: KarishmaB

22 Jan 2026, 09:41

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People tend to evaluate the importance of a public issue according to

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ExpertsGlobal5

12 Jan 2026, 22:00

4

6

1,018

by: ExpertsGlobal5

22 Jan 2026, 08:39

Scientists now believe that artificial-hip implants, previously though

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Carcass

06 Mar 2020, 04:36

2

4

3,845

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22 Jan 2026, 08:09

ER

Paint-O advertisement: Our Eco-paint line of paint

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skiingforthewknds

07 Jan 2013, 22:34

5

4

4,731

by: egmat

22 Jan 2026, 05:13

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In a recent study, each member of two groups of people Group A (compos

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RaguramanS

07 Jun 2017, 04:57

35

6

8,666

by: VerbalBot

22 Jan 2026, 05:11

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Editorial: The citys police department is facing a budget shortfall.

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EMPOWERgmatVerbal

02 Dec 2020, 16:52

3

2

4,006

by: VerbalBot

22 Jan 2026, 05:10

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DataCom, a company that filed many patents last year, was financially

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Bunuel

17 Feb 2020, 03:06

18

7

7,536

by: egmat

22 Jan 2026, 05:04

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Many people who suffer from mid-levels of chronic pain have, on averag

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pineapple123456

10 Jan 2019, 14:44

26

8

8,620

by: egmat

22 Jan 2026, 05:00

ER

Complaints that milk bottlers take enormous markups on the bottled mil

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rohitgoel15

23 Oct 2018, 03:32

29

10

15,752

by: egmat

22 Jan 2026, 04:51

ER

Human beings can exhibit complex, goal-oriented behavior without

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anshgupta_2

01 Nov 2023, 12:00

16

8

5,350

by: egmat

22 Jan 2026, 04:48

ER

Online content manager: Subscriptions to our premium content area are

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BillyZ

10 Sep 2017, 01:39

9

8

8,365

by: egmat

22 Jan 2026, 04:44

ER

Scientists have discovered a new species of butterfly that lives only

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Bunuel

03 Apr 2022, 06:00

20

7

10,491

by: AbhishekP220108

22 Jan 2026, 00:34

ER

For most people, the left half of the brain controls linguistic capabi

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jerrywu

14 Feb 2019, 00:55

319

29

56,918

by: miag

21 Jan 2026, 23:58

Bacteria that benefit human beings when they are present in the body

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akela

16 Nov 2017, 10:23

2

4

5,110

by: VerbalBot

21 Jan 2026, 21:43

-1

Along Highway 1, traffic is very tightly controlled by

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pkonduri

11 Jul 2011, 12:57

3

6

5,913

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21 Jan 2026, 20:51

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For next year, the Chefs’ Union has requested a 10 percent salary incr

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Bunuel

26 Apr 2021, 08:00

7

3

3,988

by: VerbalBot

21 Jan 2026, 20:38

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Toxicologist: A survey of oil-refinery workers who work with MBTE, an

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broall

23 May 2017, 04:46

10

5

10,500

by: VerbalBot

21 Jan 2026, 20:37

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Many residents of Calovia are committed to using products containing

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ykaiim

06 Jun 2010, 00:42

178

14

39,300

by: VerbalBot

21 Jan 2026, 20:19

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Mayor: In each of the past five years, the city has cut school funding

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snipertrader

03 Jul 2018, 22:35

172

21

37,213

by: VerbalBot

21 Jan 2026, 20:15

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Delta products, Inc., has recently switched at least partly from older

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mymba99

03 Oct 2018, 01:28

200

30

31,942

by: bhanu29

21 Jan 2026, 18:52

ER

Paleontologist: Sifrhippus, a miniature horselike animal, lived about

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Bunuel

11 Mar 2024, 09:32

52

7

9,770

by: guddo

21 Jan 2026, 15:07

ER

A non-profit organization is deciding whether to deliver and

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Bunuel

01 Jul 2024, 01:30

9

6

3,262

by: VerbalBot

21 Jan 2026, 12:56

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Most scholars agree that King Alfred (A.D 849 - 899) personally

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AJ1012

21 Aug 2024, 01:15

566

22

64,561

by: arushi118

21 Jan 2026, 10:03

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An online media company plans to increase its share of market by

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Bunuel

22 Jul 2024, 01:30

3

4

1,545

by: VerbalBot

21 Jan 2026, 09:13

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The debate over whether obesity is a disease grows as obesity rates an

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Bunuel

27 May 2022, 03:25

18

7

9,097

by: amansoni5

21 Jan 2026, 08:02

Moved:

Two farmers, who never left their farms their whole lives, were lookin

Bunuel

03 May 2021, 04:00

17

4,795

by: hr1212

21 Jan 2026, 03:20

ER

Tires maybe either underinflated, overinflated, or neither. We are pre

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Bunuel

22 Apr 2020, 03:25

11

3

5,961

by: miag

21 Jan 2026, 00:30

ER

Council member: The preservation of individual property rights is of

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nightblade354

10 Apr 2019, 07:06

14

3

6,893

by: VerbalBot

20 Jan 2026, 23:54

ER

Researchers conducted a study of salespeople, measuring both social co

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Bunuel

24 Dec 2019, 13:55

6

4,130

by: VerbalBot

20 Jan 2026, 23:52

ER

Every delegate to the convention is a party member. Some delegates to

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akela

25 Mar 2018, 10:07

15

6

5,639

by: VerbalBot

20 Jan 2026, 20:22

ER

The governing body of the emily schaeffer museum has decided to sell

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Marcost

18 Jan 2021, 12:54

16

4

6,095

by: VerbalBot

20 Jan 2026, 19:58

Recent studies have highlighted the harmful effects of additives

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ashutoshsh

01 Jul 2016, 22:24

11

5

12,978

by: VerbalBot

20 Jan 2026, 19:41

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A study of a math program implemented in several pre-schools indicates

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Bunuel

31 Aug 2021, 01:30

8

7

3,591

by: VerbalBot

20 Jan 2026, 19:36

ER

Politician: Homelessness is a serious social problem, but further gove

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dwivedys

20 Jan 2020, 09:07

32

7

24,590

by: VerbalBot

20 Jan 2026, 19:20

ER

Zeno's Unfinished Furniture sells exactly five types of furniture-foo

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Bunuel

29 Apr 2024, 10:15

15

12

2,691

by: VerbalBot

20 Jan 2026, 19:02

ER

Most large nurseries sell raspberry plants primarily to commercial

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akela

10 Nov 2018, 08:38

40

11

8,097

by: VerbalBot

20 Jan 2026, 18:49

ER

Researchers have found that children in large families— particularly

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akela

08 Dec 2018, 09:11

58

12

9,087

by: VerbalBot

20 Jan 2026, 18:39

Senator Johnson: Based on my analysis of voter trends, I don't believe

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Amity007

20 Jan 2026, 15:26

2

1

292

by: guddo

20 Jan 2026, 15:39

ER

Some commentators complain that a “litigation explosion” in the past

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Bunuel

17 Dec 2019, 06:13

102

5

24,493

by: VerbalBot

20 Jan 2026, 11:36

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One of the claims of laissez-faire economics is that increasing the mi

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akela

24 Apr 2020, 02:00

47

8

13,196

by: VerbalBot

20 Jan 2026, 11:31

ER

Economists have historically embraced the idea that trade between nati

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Bunuel

14 Feb 2023, 00:28

3

6

3,006

by: Advait01

20 Jan 2026, 10:49

ER

From the observation that each member of a group could possess a chara

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Bunuel

24 Feb 2020, 03:25

12

3

5,717

by: Sajjad1994

20 Jan 2026, 08:24