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100 Hardest and easiest questions for SC as of April 2026

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The study of the evolution of language, famously banned by the

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Though he declared himself eligible for the National Basketball...

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The outspoken abolitionist senator Charles Sumner, after delivering a

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Harley1980

05 Aug 2015, 11:53

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On her way to the store, Priya decided to purchase a personal organize

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rishit1080

14 Oct 2018, 22:15

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Desertification, the situation when desert conditions spread into prev

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BelalHossain046

21 May 2020, 08:46

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15 Sep 2023, 07:47

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In electing conservative incumbents governing for years over upstart

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execnitinsharma

28 Nov 2018, 10:19

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22 Oct 2023, 06:13

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By the year 2000, A Tale of Two Cities, Charles Dickens' gripping book

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Bunuel

12 Nov 2018, 03:04

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27 Oct 2023, 21:45

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During the rule of Emperor Claudius, which was known for his military

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manalq8

05 Oct 2016, 10:48

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Without fully understanding the problem, it was difficult to

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Nilabh_s

09 Sep 2013, 16:27

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18 Nov 2023, 10:22

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Marc Murphy, the chef and an owner of the Landmarc restaurants in Manh

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voodoochild

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14 Dec 2023, 21:15

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The average individual’s cost of going into space is estimated at a

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vishalkumar4mba

27 Feb 2017, 04:00

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31 Dec 2023, 06:49

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HOT Competition 2 Sep/8PM: With temperatures at minus 88 degrees Fahre

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It may be that by focusing primarily on a patient’s mental condition

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29 Jan 2024, 23:13

For smaller retailers and Web sites, which pay regular mail

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saikarthikreddy

26 Sep 2012, 22:39

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13 Jun 2024, 23:57

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As is “ordinary” chocolate, which can be soft and sweet or

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MartyTargetTestPrep

21 Jan 2017, 06:18

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13 Aug 2024, 18:19

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The Federal Reserve Board's reduction of interest rates on loans to

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goalsnr

18 Jun 2023, 11:54

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11 Sep 2024, 04:04

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Vietnam veterans returned to America tormented by the controversial

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aragonn

19 Jul 2018, 07:59

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23 Oct 2024, 18:11

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Mutual funds, though helpful for personal investors who wish to divers

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souvik101990

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mikemcgarry

27 Jul 2013, 09:33

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+HOT Competition 3 Sep/8AM: After five years of development, testing

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Bunuel

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04 Sep 2020, 08:15

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The Acts of Trade and Navigation, passed by Parliament to protect Brit

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ankurgupta03

04 Oct 2018, 21:53

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01 Jan 2021, 07:26

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For Aquinas, Aristotle posited a relation of the physical to

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guerrero25

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International trade almost collapsed in the last quarter

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generis

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14 Jul 2021, 00:58

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The wealthy and influential, trying to distinguish themselves by being

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Romannepal

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Some historians believe that during no other deployment

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mayur666

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During World War II the Department of Defense was the nation's largest

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Zarrolou

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Many criminologists argue that a substantial increase in the

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karthikmeda

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01 Feb 2022, 12:51

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GMAT Club World Cup 2022 (DAY 6): The new filling machine, which was i

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Bunuel

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19 Jul 2022, 07:09

The Diary of Anne Frank tells the true story of a young girl

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In the 1870s, small groups of immigrants, many from Eastern

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18 Nov 2022, 23:55

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HOT Competition 28 Aug/8PM: Northern Alaska receives more sunlight tha

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Bunuel

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11 Dec 2022, 02:54

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Some biographers have not only disputed the common notion that Edgar

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Bunuel

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27 Dec 2022, 23:08

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Unlike the Miller Analogies Test, which follows a standardized format,

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aragonn

11 Nov 2018, 04:30

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12 Jan 2023, 10:58

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On a glacier in the high Himalayas, a Japanese zoologist has found a s

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Marcab

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18 Jan 2023, 03:10

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Using a seismic survey, hydrocarbons can be located even though they a

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AnishG

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As more and more people invest their money in savings certificates or

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Bunuel

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24 Feb 2023, 04:24

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Supply-side economists theorize that large-capital firms find the need

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Carcass

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State ownership of major economic enterprises allows the government to

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NickHalden

15 Oct 2018, 03:42

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With a call that exceeds 188 decibels, the blue whale is often thought

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Jue

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20 Mar 2023, 09:21

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The British scientific community was surprised when a five-millimeter

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aragonn

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Maintaining that, in adhering to a stream-of-consciousness style

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Harley1980

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Cartographers have long struggled with the problem of having

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bmwhype2

08 Jul 2018, 23:53

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All Y-chromosomes in existence today are descended from

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Shrivathsan

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Officials in Atlanta's public schools, as do many districts across the

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As foreign-language learning moves online, the paradigm that, to speak

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Harley1980

05 Aug 2015, 09:08

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After the 2010 census, Texas, the second most populous

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05 Jul 2012, 12:00

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25 Jul 2023, 23:37

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As of this morning, none of my friends have been able to solve the puz

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Bunuel

31 Jul 2018, 05:01

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09 Aug 2023, 05:40

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However much parents in Johannson's district may agree that the instru

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31 Jul 2018, 05:37

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24 Aug 2023, 17:32

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Scientists are currently trying to determine the extent to which tecto

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