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The career services office at a certain university found that its stud

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NandishSS

09 May 2018, 02:02

49

11

8,882

by: Ethan39

22 Sep 2025, 12:44

ER

Advertising tends to have a greater influence on consumer preferences

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akela

25 Jan 2018, 08:26

18

6

8,528

by: VerbalBot

26 Jan 2026, 18:26

ER

The question whether intelligent life exists elsewhere in the universe

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Sasindran

05 Jun 2022, 02:31

70

14

14,279

by: VerbalBot

14 Dec 2025, 01:02

Hine' s emerald dragonflies are an endangered species that live in wet

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akela

21 Jan 2018, 10:44

1

4

4,120

by: unraveled

22 Jul 2021, 09:53

ER

Ecological studies have shown that the current landfill that serves

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NandishSS

19 Jun 2019, 00:39

31

9

7,169

by: VerbalBot

15 Feb 2026, 05:13

ER

A positive correlation has been found between the amount of soot

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akela

19 Jan 2018, 00:29

16

2

6,340

by: VerbalBot

08 Sep 2024, 22:11

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bb

17 Jan 2018, 23:10

66

3

10,947

by: VerbalBot

04 Feb 2023, 13:25

A university professor researching sleep disorders occasionally taught

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akela

15 Jan 2018, 11:52

17

4

6,415

by: VerbalBot

21 Feb 2026, 22:05

ER

The SeaCare corporation is developing a new emergency inflatable raft

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chesstitans

15 Jan 2018, 08:15

37

13

8,133

by: VerbalBot

26 Aug 2024, 10:46

ER

In the last decade, the country of Alumba has undergone a massive cons

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chesstitans

15 Jan 2018, 06:42

42

5

9,146

by: VerbalBot

14 Feb 2026, 22:02

ER

After the recent court rulings, commercial shark fishing and shark hun

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1, 2

chesstitans

23 Aug 2019, 23:58

41

24

11,911

by: VerbalBot

25 Apr 2026, 01:11

ER

Nutritionist: Your company’s fruit-processing technologies add unaccep

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chesstitans

15 Jan 2018, 02:26

85

16

13,188

by: VerbalBot

25 May 2025, 06:02

ER

If no test has no easy questions, then all of the following must be

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Siva2021

13 Jan 2018, 07:54

29

5

4,638

by: VerbalBot

09 May 2025, 01:23

A team of German scientists recently concluded a ten year study on the

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devikeerthansr

12 Jan 2018, 12:23

10

3

4,301

by: WenLiu

14 Nov 2025, 09:37

Editorial: Articles written by reporters of the Daily Planet, a big

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devikeerthansr

12 Jan 2018, 20:01

3

2

3,041

by: VerbalBot

17 Feb 2026, 05:42

ER

Diesel-powered trucks manufactured prior to 1990 contribute significan

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devikeerthansr

12 Jan 2018, 12:16

10

2

4,540

by: VerbalBot

10 Jan 2026, 21:38

-3

Modern high intelligence safety chips, which are found in most of cars

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devikeerthansr

12 Jan 2018, 12:12

39

16

8,130

by: SALAKSHYA

12 Oct 2020, 22:13

Investor: Careless investment practices alone have been blamed for the

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devikeerthansr

12 Jan 2018, 12:07

9

2

3,363

by: Viorik

15 Mar 2023, 09:40

Mayor: To keep our neighborhoods clean, every street in town will be

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akela

12 Jan 2018, 10:02

12

4

6,881

by: unraveled

27 Nov 2023, 10:07

A recent study conducted by Armald company found that the main reason

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sahilsnpt

12 Jan 2018, 04:20

14

7

7,479

by: VerbalBot

26 Dec 2025, 01:37

ER

Politician: The surface transportation bill will finance highway, brid

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LakerFan24

10 Jan 2018, 22:00

6

8

3,883

by: VerbalBot

17 Sep 2025, 00:19

Sifakas are among a short list of primates other than humans known to

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LakerFan24

10 Jan 2018, 10:40

5

3

3,134

by: VerbalBot

28 Mar 2020, 01:03

ER

A study of 20,000 20- to 64-year-olds found that people 's satisfactio

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akela

09 Jan 2018, 10:12

27

10

6,989

by: VerbalBot

31 Mar 2026, 01:17

ER

The main purpose of business is to maximize shareholder value over the

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Carcass

05 Nov 2018, 05:38

25

13

10,237

by: mkeshri185

06 Dec 2025, 12:43

ER

Recent studies have found that teenagers

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sahilvijay

06 Jan 2018, 23:52

25

7

8,017

by: VerbalBot

05 Sep 2025, 01:39

ER

A certain computer program creates temporary files on the computer on

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gmatFalcon

06 Jan 2018, 20:38

12

6

5,480

by: Sajjad1994

09 Nov 2025, 02:54

ER -1

Municipal legislator: The mayor proposes that the city accept

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akela

08 Apr 2019, 08:43

18

4

5,987

by: VerbalBot

10 Sep 2025, 02:56

ER

Some people eat salmon, sardines, ground flax seeds, and fish oil caps

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chesstitans

04 Jan 2018, 20:58

13

7

6,613

by: VasundharaS

15 Apr 2025, 13:00

ER -1

According to a recent study, the majority of people in a large city be

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1, 2

chesstitans

03 Jan 2018, 22:02

76

22

11,216

by: VerbalBot

13 Oct 2025, 16:08

ER

Last year, a proactive initiative by the state government to publish t

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chesstitans

03 Jan 2018, 21:01

6

5

3,953

by: Bunuel

26 Sep 2019, 05:18

-1

A study of guppy fish shows that a male guppy will alter its courting

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akela

03 Jan 2018, 12:46

29

9

9,659

by: Swanoff

30 Nov 2025, 03:23

ER

Research has shown that shoppers who purchase garments in a "luxury"

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ManishKM1

11 May 2019, 06:08

60

9

14,011

by: BinodBhai

31 Aug 2025, 01:55

ER

The findings of recent research indicate that prolonged exposure...

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AaronPond

01 Jan 2018, 21:29

104

10

14,988

by: VerbalBot

10 Nov 2025, 15:32

Economist: Currently, many countries rely primarily on taxing income

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akela

31 Dec 2017, 10:07

10

5

6,124

by: unraveled

13 Jul 2024, 09:46

ER

When military spending increased in Country X ten years ago, citizens

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gmatFalcon

30 Dec 2017, 22:08

28

2

5,951

by: VerbalBot

04 Dec 2025, 22:11

ER

Seniors with close family ties are far more likely to die immediately

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gmatFalcon

30 Dec 2017, 08:14

15

10

5,532

by: VerbalBot

22 Feb 2023, 22:39

ER -1

Pools of stagnant or standing water, such as rainwater that collects

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gmatFalcon

30 Dec 2017, 06:57

12

2

6,705

by: VerbalBot

07 Apr 2026, 13:14

ER

Many uses have been claimed for hypnosis, from combating drug addictio

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akela

28 Dec 2017, 09:24

29

13

9,225

by: VerbalBot

17 Oct 2025, 14:57

ER

In an attempt to encourage residents to recycle glass, aluminum, and

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gmatFalcon

26 Dec 2017, 18:32

11

9

4,906

by: VerbalBot

14 Jan 2026, 07:36

ER

Metropolis-area dry cleaners have had a steady increase in business

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gmatFalcon

26 Dec 2017, 18:02

45

6

8,274

by: VerbalBot

13 Feb 2026, 10:56

ER

The Care Hospital attracts a high number of patients

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ashikaverma13

25 Dec 2017, 10:39

49

17

13,005

by: gabgol1998

09 Jun 2025, 08:37

ER

John of Worcester, an English monk, recorded the sighting, on December

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akela

25 Dec 2017, 09:50

4

3

4,766

by: VerbalBot

14 Aug 2019, 19:10

-1

It has been hypothesized that our solar system was formed from a cloud

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akela

23 Dec 2017, 13:12

17

7

7,114

by: guddo

13 Jan 2026, 05:37

-1

In a recession, a decrease in consumer spending causes many businesses

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tanzzt

21 Dec 2017, 06:51

12

9

8,885

by: agrasan

11 Feb 2026, 03:46

ER

When bees build a new hive composed of hexagonal honeycomb “rooms,”

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gmatFalcon

20 Dec 2017, 12:45

36

11

6,856

by: VerbalBot

14 Jan 2026, 21:26

ER

Among the many temptations of the digital age, manipulation of

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akela

20 Dec 2017, 11:06

19

9

7,704

by: VerbalBot

16 Apr 2025, 08:35

ER

Over the past three years, fees for parking automobiles in Shemerton’s

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MartyTargetTestPrep

20 Dec 2017, 10:44

28

12

7,310

by: VerbalBot

30 Sep 2025, 00:46

ER

Increases in levels of mercury in the human heart increase toxicity by

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gmatFalcon

19 Dec 2017, 16:02

14

8

6,046

by: VerbalBot

08 Jun 2024, 02:30

-3

Recent research indicates that mercury levels in the bodies

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souvonik2k

19 Dec 2017, 10:14

34

10

7,246

by: laudantiumfacere

07 Apr 2026, 21:44

ER

Playing eighteenth-century music on the instruments of that period pro

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Carcass

05 Nov 2018, 04:45

13

10

5,524

by: ArvindS37

08 Nov 2024, 02:36