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  2. Action off Lofoten - Wikipedia

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    British and German naval movements off Norway between 7 and 9 April 1940. Whitworth's force consisted of the battlecruiser Renown and the nine remaining destroyers.HMS Hotspur, Hardy, Havock, and Hunter were H-class destroyers, HMS Esk was an E-class destroyer and HMS Ivanhoe, Icarus and Impulsive were of the I class.

  3. Renown - Wikipedia

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    AEC Renown, three different bus chassis manufactured by the Associated Equipment Company between 1925 and 1967 LNWR Renown Class , a series of British steam locomotives 1897–1924 Triumph Renown , a car manufactured by Triumph 1946–1954

  4. Kleos - Wikipedia

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    Kleos (Ancient Greek: κλέος) is the Greek word often translated to "renown" or "glory". It is related to the English word "loud" and carries the implied meaning of "what others hear about you". A Greek hero earns kleos through accomplishing great deeds.

  5. Adnomination - Wikipedia

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    The dictionary definition of adnomination at Wiktionary refers to the repetition of words with a common root or origin within close proximity in a sentence or phrase. This repetition serves to enhance the impact of the expression, drawing attention to the shared linguistic element.

  6. Renown-class battlecruiser - Wikipedia

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    The Renown class consisted of two battlecruisers built during the First World War for the Royal Navy. They were originally laid down as improved versions of the Revenge -class battleships, but their construction was suspended on the outbreak of war on the grounds they would not be ready in a timely manner.

  7. List of linguistic example sentences - Wikipedia

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    The following is a partial list of linguistic example sentences illustrating various linguistic phenomena. Ambiguity

  8. War bond - Wikipedia

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    $1000 U.S. government loan for the Mexican–American War. Governments throughout history have needed to borrow money to fight wars. Traditionally they dealt with a small group of rich financiers such as Jakob Fugger and Nathan Rothschild, but no particular distinction was made between debt incurred in war or peace.

  9. Provenance - Wikipedia

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    Simple yet definitive documentation such as that can increase its value by an order of magnitude, but only if the owner was of high renown. Many items that were sold at auction have gone far past their estimates because of a photograph showing that item with a famous person.