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Bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) is a disease in cattle that can

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rohan2345

21 May 2017, 03:28

15

7

4,760

by: VerbalBot

28 Jun 2023, 10:46

ER

Publicly owned resources will always be abused. Take the example of ca

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Bunuel

19 Mar 2020, 01:08

7

6

4,757

by: CEdward

18 Mar 2021, 19:27

ER

Roberta is irritable only when she is tired, and loses things only

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nightblade354

07 Jun 2021, 07:09

23

5

4,757

by: VerbalBot

08 Feb 2025, 12:31

Moved:

The dentists at Waldorf Medical Center promote brushing and flossing b

aaba

11 Feb 2018, 16:04

9

4,757

by: kartickdey

26 Jan 2026, 20:06

In a theocracy, politicians not only have to understand the laws

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aragonn

27 Aug 2018, 22:34

24

10

4,756

by: ClaireCHEN

10 Jul 2024, 09:13

ER

Essayist: One of the drawbacks of extreme personal and political freed

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Bunuel

05 Nov 2021, 01:30

11

4

4,755

by: VerbalBot

07 Jan 2026, 09:25

ER

One possible solution to the problem of traffic congestion is to estab

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Bunuel

17 Jun 2018, 02:22

5

9

4,753

by: VerbalBot

09 Mar 2023, 06:17

It may seem that no group has been hit harder by the recession than

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JS1290

13 Feb 2019, 19:56

9

4

4,749

by: VerbalBot

27 Jun 2024, 20:43

ER

Some argue that because attaining governmental power in democracies re

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Bunuel

01 Nov 2021, 04:00

9

5

4,748

by: unraveled

22 May 2024, 08:44

ER

A manufacturer of flooring materials plans to release a new product

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EMPOWERgmatVerbal

04 Jun 2025, 03:01

7

4,748

by: VerbalBot

24 May 2025, 04:15

ER

The consequences of surgical errors can be devastating, and no one

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Bunuel

06 Mar 2024, 11:45

11

3

4,747

by: VerbalBot

07 Dec 2025, 05:51

A retailer usually charges a flat rate of $10 for shipping on orders

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gmat1393

06 Nov 2019, 08:22

19

11

4,747

by: VerbalBot

02 Jan 2026, 20:31

ER

Anyone who insists that music videos are an art form should also agree

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Bunuel

07 Apr 2020, 06:25

7

3

4,746

by: VerbalBot

07 Jul 2023, 01:07

ER

Recent surveys show that many people who have left medical school

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Bunuel

03 Jun 2024, 01:30

22

7

4,746

by: VerbalBot

19 Oct 2025, 22:46

ER -1

Rebecca: When I went hiking in the mountains the other day, every bird

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Sajjad1994

12 Apr 2017, 13:27

12

7

4,745

by: VerbalBot

02 Dec 2019, 00:57

ER

Common patterns of fallacious reasoning are endemic to everyday life

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Bunuel

23 Mar 2020, 01:30

6

4,745

by: minustark

23 Mar 2020, 21:33

The college tenure system provides long-term job security

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VyshakhR1995

25 Apr 2017, 04:25

3

4

4,745

by: Vidhi96

25 Aug 2020, 06:14

ER

Manager: I have circulated posting for the position of Social Scientif

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Bunuel

27 Feb 2020, 00:15

4

2

4,745

by: VerbalBot

20 Aug 2024, 10:40

ER

Chiu: The belief that a person is always morally blameworthy for feeli

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Bunuel

18 Oct 2021, 07:45

13

2

4,744

by: VerbalBot

27 Jul 2023, 13:09

ER

Why can human beings outlast many faster-fourlegged animals when runni

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Bunuel

12 May 2022, 01:30

11

5

4,744

by: VerbalBot

18 Nov 2025, 13:17

-1

This piece of pottery must surely date from the late Minoan period.

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rohan2345

08 Oct 2019, 22:37

13

10

4,743

by: VerbalBot

29 Jan 2024, 05:03

ER

All the evidence so far gathered fits both Dr. Grippen's theory and

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nightblade354

11 Apr 2019, 06:51

12

5

4,743

by: VerbalBot

26 Dec 2025, 17:39

ER

Health Official: A new virus has made people ill on three continents.

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EMPOWERgmatVerbal

04 Jun 2025, 02:33

10

9

4,743

by: VerbalBot

30 Mar 2026, 02:46

ER

In order for a country to maintain diplomatic relations with another c

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Sajjad1994

05 Mar 2017, 03:15

11

8

4,742

by: VerbalBot

07 Apr 2026, 12:40

ER

A child watching television experiences a procession of sights and sou

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Carcass

24 Jun 2019, 11:01

4

2

4,740

by: VerbalBot

22 Jan 2021, 07:44

ER -1

Although critics of various beauty contests argue that such contests

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Bunuel

14 Feb 2023, 00:30

10

8

4,739

by: BlitZ2008

03 Jun 2025, 03:18

ER

In an effort to save energy and, thus, money, many people keep their

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VyshakhR1995

24 Apr 2017, 02:43

10

5

4,738

by: VerbalBot

19 Feb 2026, 11:06

ER

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

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skiingforthewknds

07 Jan 2013, 22:34

5

4

4,737

by: egmat

22 Jan 2026, 05:13

Cold food, after being heated in a microwave oven to 50 degrees

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devikeerthansr

21 May 2018, 12:41

11

3

4,735

by: VerbalBot

08 Jul 2025, 02:32

ER

Electrical engineers have developed an energy-efficient type of light

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Bunuel

02 May 2024, 01:30

19

10

4,735

by: VerbalBot

31 Oct 2025, 07:08

ER

The Alpha Motor Company is set to release a new model at a slightly hi

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globaldesi

07 Oct 2020, 22:01

17

4

4,735

by: egmat

23 Dec 2025, 22:47

ER

In the early stages of genetic research, a genetics company

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LordStark

06 Oct 2018, 19:23

9

5

4,734

by: VerbalBot

23 Aug 2024, 08:37

ER

Twenty years ago, in order to rid Katarina Island from the menace of a

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ChandlerBong

02 Jun 2023, 01:38

36

7

4,734

by: VerbalBot

23 Nov 2025, 16:51

ER

Verbal Diagnostic Test No : 7 – CR - Q No:8

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daagh

22 Mar 2014, 23:06

10

9

4,734

by: VerbalBot

04 Feb 2026, 14:20

ER -1

When companies’ profits would otherwise be reduced by an increase in

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akela

01 Apr 2019, 10:16

7

4

4,733

by: VerbalBot

03 Jul 2024, 01:51

ER

Student: After the disappointingly uncompetitive volleyball matches of

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WillGetIt

10 Jun 2018, 00:38

10

6

4,733

by: VerbalBot

30 Jan 2026, 02:18

The Securities and Exchange Commission on Friday approved rules that..

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rajarshee

30 Oct 2015, 16:16

9

7

4,732

by: VerbalBot

17 Apr 2024, 23:30

ER

The amount of electricity consumed in Millville on any day in August

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Bunuel

02 Apr 2020, 01:18

6

4

4,731

by: VerbalBot

17 Apr 2021, 10:00

ER

Reptiles are air-breathing vertebrates with completely ossified skelet

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Bunuel

27 Sep 2019, 03:46

3

5

4,731

by: unraveled

20 Jul 2024, 03:01

ER

“Channel One” is a 12-minute school news show that includes two minute

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Sajjad1994

09 Jun 2017, 03:37

7

5

4,730

by: jackinthebox2020

28 Jun 2020, 11:19

ER

Rainfall in the drought plagued metropolitan area was heavier than usu

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Bunuel

26 Feb 2020, 23:56

4

4,728

by: AnirudhaS

27 Feb 2020, 23:01

ER

Most people believe that gold and platinum are the most valuable

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Bunuel

18 Apr 2024, 02:00

17

7

4,728

by: rak08

20 Sep 2025, 03:32

An acre of average farmland produces only about 400 pounds of grain am

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Carcass

18 Oct 2019, 12:57

4

3

4,727

by: VerbalBot

11 Mar 2023, 03:32

-3

Why are violins made by Stradivarius in the early 1700s far superior

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Hovkial

19 Apr 2021, 10:23

7

5

4,726

by: VerbalBot

15 Apr 2023, 20:51

A major retail clothing chain hopes to improve its earnings with heavy

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aaba

18 Feb 2018, 12:34

11

3

4,726

by: VerbalBot

19 Mar 2026, 03:53

ER

In order to ensure automatic updates for commercial softwares, firms u

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itzmyzone911

09 Oct 2014, 00:24

20

4

4,724

by: KarishmaB

16 Mar 2021, 00:39

ER -1

The improvements in automobile braking technology, most notably ABS

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Bunuel

03 Nov 2022, 01:30

20

7

4,724

by: adi007

30 Oct 2025, 14:12

ER

The foreign minister of Zeria announced today that her country was sev

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Bunuel

07 Feb 2020, 08:21

7

5

4,723

by: VerbalBot

22 Aug 2024, 06:38

ER

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Michael909

12 Mar 2024, 22:36

12

8

4,723

by: pk14y

02 Mar 2025, 13:31

ER -1

Bans on smoking in public places discourage people from smoking in gen

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Bunuel

14 Feb 2023, 00:36

12

4

4,723

by: VerbalBot

15 Apr 2025, 08:17