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ER

One variety of partially biodegradable plastic beverage container is

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b14kumar

12 Jun 2006, 10:16

236

22

58,474

by: VerbalBot

30 Apr 2025, 08:50

ER

It is true of both men and women that those who marry as young adults

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selene

25 Oct 2025, 09:58

493

17

77,079

by: PG695

29 Nov 2025, 10:08

ER

During the Second World War, about 375,000 civilians died in the Unite

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jaynayak

13 Jan 2020, 03:18

259

11

50,950

by: VerbalBot

08 Apr 2025, 03:48

ER

Sonya: The government of Copeland is raising the cigarette tax.

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withme

15 Oct 2023, 08:40

83

16

26,479

by: VerbalBot

30 Jul 2025, 05:08

ER

When drivers are deprived of sleep there are definite behavioral chang

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vivek123

02 Sep 2019, 03:26

11

10,791

by: VerbalBot

04 May 2022, 03:39

ER

Football is not a very popular sport in the U.S. To make more people

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Praetorian

01 Sep 2019, 21:08

18

10

7,932

by: VerbalBot

31 Mar 2026, 19:42

ER

Although custom prosthetic bone replacements produced through a new co

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u2lover

08 Apr 2019, 00:14

108

20

49,932

by: PriyanshuR

29 Aug 2025, 05:42

Sunflowers growing in pots were placed, with their roots submerged, in

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freetheking

18 Jun 2018, 18:25

32

16

23,035

by: VerbalBot

05 Mar 2026, 20:05

ER

Tanco, a leather manufacturer, uses large quantities of common salt to

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freetheking

20 Aug 2024, 03:14

382

11

62,144

by: VerbalBot

01 Jul 2025, 00:37

ER

Telomerase is an enzyme that is produced only in cells that are active

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freetheking

20 Aug 2024, 02:57

395

14

73,830

by: sriramsundaram91

25 Mar 2026, 15:10

Concerned about financial well-being of its elderly citizens, the gove

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Gauss

15 Jul 2006, 01:52

354

20

50,986

by: VerbalBot

27 Dec 2025, 09:13

ER

The media claim that the economy is entering a phase of growth and pro

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ps_dahiya

19 Mar 2021, 12:46

195

18

50,293

by: VerbalBot

13 Aug 2025, 05:21

ER

Manufacturers sometimes discount the price of a product to retailers

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ps_dahiya

01 Jun 2022, 01:22

461

49

95,532

by: VerbalBot

18 Mar 2026, 04:39

ER

Editorial: An arrest made by a Midville police officer is provisional

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Gauss

05 Feb 2026, 12:58

54

9

18,627

by: VerbalBot

05 Feb 2026, 12:56

ER

The Rienzi, a passenger ship, sank as a result of a hole in its hull,

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u2lover

10 Apr 2020, 01:24

31

11

14,062

by: Bunuel

07 Apr 2025, 08:04

Normally, increases in the price of a product decrease its sales excep

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freetheking

18 Dec 2017, 23:01

13

14

20,303

by: VerbalBot

28 May 2025, 02:22

ER

To counter the escalating violence of inner cities, I propose that we

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u2lover

30 Apr 2023, 13:35

103

12

16,131

by: JuniqueLid

03 May 2025, 15:19

ER

A newly discovered painting on wooden panel by Michelangelo

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shoonya

19 Mar 2021, 12:52

517

35

86,409

by: boat32674

31 Aug 2025, 01:13

ER

Start-up companies financed by venture capitalist have a much lower

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rkatl

09 Oct 2018, 22:00

68

10

39,239

by: A_Nishith

26 Mar 2025, 02:58

ER

A greater number of cars are sold in Town P than in Town Q. Therefore

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sharadGmat

26 Sep 2022, 05:32

78

6

18,251

by: RK84

04 Aug 2016, 15:31

ER

Because postage rates are rising, Home Decorator magazine plans to max

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u2lover

16 Jul 2021, 12:14

409

14

68,868

by: sriramsundaram91

26 Mar 2026, 14:58

ER

The fewer restrictions there are on the advertising of legal services

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sperinko

18 May 2023, 00:01

422

21

66,457

by: VerbalBot

07 Feb 2026, 08:35

ER -1

The last members of a now-extinct species of a European wild deer call

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imaru

21 Aug 2024, 04:00

127

17

64,883

by: GmatKnightTutor

13 Feb 2025, 20:59

ER

A drug that is highly effective in treating many types of infection ca

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sperinko

18 Aug 2006, 19:31

98

15

70,040

by: VerbalBot

21 Apr 2025, 00:23

ER

Wolves generally avoid human settlements. For this reason, domestic sh

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2times

21 Aug 2024, 03:23

171

17

48,416

by: VerbalBot

27 May 2025, 04:11

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

56,900

by: miag

21 Jan 2026, 23:58

ER

On their way from their nest to a food source, ants of most species le

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gmatcrook

08 Apr 2020, 02:55

51

24

18,738

by: GMATNinja

09 May 2025, 14:31

ER -1

Macrophages are cells that play a role in the response of the immune s

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jerrywu

20 Aug 2022, 01:39

187

13

48,829

by: guddo

11 Jan 2026, 06:10

ER

Springfield Fire Commissioner: The vast majority of false fire alarms

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jerrywu

02 Nov 2018, 09:36

521

49

82,753

by: Vermillion

09 Oct 2025, 04:39

ER

Utrania was formerly a major petroleum exporter, but in recent decades

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eazyb81

21 Aug 2024, 04:03

210

24

71,090

by: Bunuel

31 Mar 2026, 05:28

ER

When trying to identify new technologies that promise to transform the

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jerrywu

18 Sep 2006, 02:14

267

17

59,188

by: rushimehta

28 Mar 2025, 00:24

ER

A researcher studying drug addicts found that, on average, they tend

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govinam

01 Jun 2021, 08:54

186

25

40,478

by: VerbalBot

08 Feb 2026, 01:04

ER

Advocates of a large-scale space-defense research project conclude tha

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ivymba

21 Aug 2020, 09:13

92

14

37,005

by: VerbalBot

31 Aug 2025, 21:04

ER

Publicity campaigns for endangered species are unlikely to have much

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laxieqv

08 Jan 2024, 13:06

226

14

39,517

by: VerbalBot

23 Feb 2026, 03:37

ER

Researchers have noticed that people whose blood shows abnormally low

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mailtheguru

08 Oct 2006, 22:29

102

10

29,504

by: terminatork07

07 Aug 2025, 08:36

ER

Traditionally, decision-making by managers that is reasoned step-by-st

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ayushi

08 Apr 2019, 01:40

278

29

71,999

by: VerbalBot

29 Apr 2025, 03:06

ER

In Gandania, where the government has a monopoly on tobacco sales, the

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winskc

09 Nov 2023, 09:30

157

15

34,353

by: btsaami

01 Jul 2025, 09:48

ER

In the Business program at a university, all candidates for the MBA in

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anandsebastin

20 Jul 2021, 02:01

135

25

31,418

by: VerbalBot

11 May 2025, 16:00

ER

Unprecedented industrial growth in the country of Remo has

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KC

17 Oct 2006, 20:47

67

12

28,816

by: VerbalBot

15 Jan 2025, 05:49

State X's income-averaging law allows a portion of one's income to be

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arjsingh1976

22 Feb 2019, 04:00

54

9

18,199

by: VerbalBot

14 Oct 2025, 00:17

ER

If the ad agency that created the television ad for Tough-As-Nails Too

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Nsentra

04 Jan 2019, 10:37

49

11

30,281

by: VerbalBot

14 Mar 2026, 08:06

ER -1

Advertisers are often criticized for their unscrupulous manipulation

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jyotsnasarabu

05 Jan 2019, 03:52

142

19

28,485

by: VerbalBot

26 Jan 2026, 20:37

ER

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

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dwivedys

20 Jan 2020, 09:07

32

7

24,584

by: VerbalBot

20 Jan 2026, 19:20

ER

Archaeologists seeking the location of a legendary siege and destructi

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vineetgupta

29 Feb 2024, 02:10

348

19

41,531

by: VerbalBot

02 Sep 2025, 01:19

ER

Farmers in developing countries claim that the United States governmen

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karlfurt

14 May 2018, 06:54

91

19

23,996

by: VerbalBot

01 Apr 2025, 22:44

ER

Parents often criticize schools for not doing their job. Many blame sc

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Swagatalakshmi

15 Jan 2019, 05:28

15

10

13,798

by: VerbalBot

20 Feb 2022, 03:47

ER

In the year following an eight-cent increase in the federal tax on a

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Swagatalakshmi

27 Jul 2021, 00:25

556

35

67,783

by: VerbalBot

04 Apr 2026, 01:45

ER

Traces of cultivated emmer wheat have been found among the earliest

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Swagatalakshmi

26 Nov 2006, 22:21

245

26

59,191

by: egmat

21 Oct 2025, 09:14

ER

At present the Hollywood Restaurant has only standard-height tables.

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tennis1ball

27 Jan 2026, 22:39

819

24

99,465

by: guddo

27 Jan 2026, 22:52

ER

The amount of time it takes for most of a worker's occupational knowle

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ayushi

03 Dec 2006, 18:36

182

16

49,671

by: VerbalBot

04 Jan 2026, 04:03