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Behind every book review there are two key figures: a book review

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gmatt1476

24 Sep 2019, 05:22

413

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26 Apr 2026, 00:45

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Until the rise of powerful commodity computers, and perhaps more

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AVRonaldo

26 Apr 2026, 04:23

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26 Apr 2026, 00:40

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Numerous investigations have been made to test the validity of the the

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Skywalker18

06 Sep 2019, 09:07

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25 Apr 2026, 22:33

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The Department of Energy (DOE) was created by the Carter administratio

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aragonn

25 Apr 2026, 23:37

5

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7,441

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25 Apr 2026, 19:57

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Jean Wagner's most enduring contribution to the study of Afro-American

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gmatt1476

14 Feb 2020, 03:32

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25 Apr 2026, 19:57

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Increased atmospheric concentrations of carbon dioxide (CO2 )

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25 Apr 2026, 13:47

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13,558

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25 Apr 2026, 13:24

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Opponents of compulsory national service claim that such a program is

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nitya34

25 Apr 2026, 10:25

48

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25 Apr 2026, 07:33

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All of the cells in a particular plant start out with the same

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surat

25 Apr 2026, 13:43

280

25

77,190

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25 Apr 2026, 05:24

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It is possible for students to obtain advanced degrees in English

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gmatt1476

22 Apr 2021, 20:00

9

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8,917

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25 Apr 2026, 03:34

The Battle of Trafalgar in 1805 was, perhaps, the most important Briti

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Carcass

18 Jun 2023, 01:31

4

3

3,099

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25 Apr 2026, 03:15

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Utilitarian models of the state, subordinating individual rights

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PrashantPonde

17 Mar 2026, 11:47

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34,063

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25 Apr 2026, 00:30

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Scientists have long assumed that Antarctic ice sheets are essentially

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Riya1475828

24 Apr 2026, 12:41

86

12

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24 Apr 2026, 23:55

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For most of its 4000-year history, chocolate was a delight known only

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ExpertsGlobal5

10 Feb 2026, 05:05

12

11

2,042

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24 Apr 2026, 07:48

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Concord staked its claim to be the birthplace of Independence during

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Skywalker18

15 Mar 2026, 11:21

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24 Apr 2026, 06:24

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Occupations foster gender differences among workers in a variety of

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Carcass

06 Aug 2023, 20:00

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4,785

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24 Apr 2026, 04:00

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Agricultural progress provided the stimulus necessary to set off

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09173140521

23 Apr 2026, 22:50

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10,504

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23 Apr 2026, 22:47

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"I want to criticize the social system, and to show it at work, at its

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Carcass

09 Apr 2026, 09:01

37

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17,854

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23 Apr 2026, 21:46

ER -1

The field of imaging technology began in 1895 with the discovery of

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gmatt1476

04 Mar 2024, 09:00

28

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6,547

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23 Apr 2026, 20:38

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Of Homer's two epic poems, the Odyssey has always been more popular

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Carcass

23 Apr 2026, 10:47

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21,618

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23 Apr 2026, 10:45

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The expansion of mass media has led to an explosion in news coverage

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Hoozan

03 Feb 2026, 00:48

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12,142

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23 Apr 2026, 07:14

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The jury trial is one of the handful of democratic institutions that

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gmatt1476

14 Jun 2021, 20:30

13

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8,828

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22 Apr 2026, 23:09

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The whole biosphere, like the individual organisms that live inside it

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pathy

19 Jan 2020, 21:28

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10,590

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22 Apr 2026, 17:46

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The delegates to the Constitutional Convention were realists.

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09173140521

28 Mar 2026, 12:53

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22 Apr 2026, 12:45

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It has become something of a truism in folklore studies that until

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Gnpth

16 Mar 2026, 06:24

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17,496

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22 Apr 2026, 12:14

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The golden toad of Costa Rica, whose beauty and rarity inspired

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Carcass

24 Mar 2026, 12:49

174

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52,426

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22 Apr 2026, 12:00

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Suspicious as they are of American intentions, and bolstered by court

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arabella

14 Mar 2026, 10:35

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22 Apr 2026, 04:16

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There are two major systems of criminal procedure in the modern world

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LordStark

22 Apr 2026, 04:17

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22 Apr 2026, 01:02

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Social historians have noted that European social and political though

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gmatt1476

06 Mar 2023, 07:00

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6,130

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21 Apr 2026, 12:16

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When I talk about UFOs in my introductory astronomy classes, I always

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doomedcat

15 Apr 2026, 02:59

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7,843

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21 Apr 2026, 09:35

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Tribal communities in North America believe that their traditional

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gmatt1476

11 Dec 2020, 09:15

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21 Apr 2026, 09:02

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A theorist of modernization in underdeveloped countries has defined th

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globaldesi

21 Apr 2026, 02:49

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21 Apr 2026, 00:48

ER -1

The modern multinational corporation is described as having

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kraizada84

22 Feb 2026, 09:26

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21 Apr 2026, 00:47

ER -3

Some people maintain that the whole of medieval society can be explain

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TheUltimateWinner

20 Apr 2026, 21:33

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8,953

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20 Apr 2026, 17:35

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The Gross Domestic Product (GDP), which measures the dollar value of

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dentobizz

07 Mar 2026, 12:56

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20 Apr 2026, 05:22

Artificial intelligence (AI) advancements are transforming society

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catinabox

13 Sep 2024, 09:54

10

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4,037

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20 Apr 2026, 04:45

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Although the European Central Bank (ECB) is subject to far more

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coreyander

19 Apr 2026, 04:37

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12,330

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19 Apr 2026, 06:45

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When literary periods are defined on the basis of mens writing, women

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gmatt1476

09 May 2021, 20:00

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10,410

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19 Apr 2026, 03:18

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Volcanic rock that forms as fluid lava chills rapidly is called pillow

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Carcass

19 Apr 2026, 00:05

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16,999

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18 Apr 2026, 21:52

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For millennia, the Nile River flooded nearly every year as a natural

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Michmax3

19 Apr 2026, 00:02

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18 Apr 2026, 21:51

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Great comic art is never otherwordly, it does not seek to mystify us

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doomedcat

18 Apr 2026, 23:56

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18 Apr 2026, 21:51

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One recent example of industrial hyper growth has taken place in the

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Sasindran

18 Apr 2026, 23:51

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18 Apr 2026, 21:51

ER -2

In contrast to traditional analyses of minority business

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anilnandyala

16 Mar 2026, 12:10

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18 Apr 2026, 12:44

ER -2

The Romansfor centuries the masters of war and politics across Europe

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aragonn

06 Dec 2018, 05:51

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10,223

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18 Apr 2026, 10:57

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In the year of his death, Augustus Caesar completed an account of his

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souvonik2k

18 Apr 2026, 00:25

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4

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18 Apr 2026, 03:30

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To many developers of technologies that affect public health or the en

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gmatt1476

29 Jun 2020, 09:36

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10,667

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17 Apr 2026, 22:54

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Between June 1987 and May 19888, the bodies of at least 740 bottlenose

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gmatt1476

16 Nov 2020, 04:34

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11,775

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17 Apr 2026, 22:27

ER -1

Solar ponds are bodies of water in which circulation is incomplete and

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PiyushK

09 Jun 2008, 09:39

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36,798

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17 Apr 2026, 14:30

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For years, U.S. employers have counted on a steady flow of labor from

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samark

16 Mar 2026, 06:37

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17 Apr 2026, 13:45

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Shared vocabulary is a critical component of any high-performing

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Sajjad1994

20 Jun 2023, 07:30

1

5

2,336

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16 Apr 2026, 22:02

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The Economist Reading Comprehension Challenge

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AtlanticGMAT

21 Mar 2022, 03:57

239

37

72,835

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16 Apr 2026, 10:27