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  2. Convergence (economics) - Wikipedia

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    There are many examples of countries that have converged with developed countries which validate the catch-up theory. [5] Based on case studies on Japan, Mexico and other countries, Nakaoka studied social capabilities for industrialization and clarified the features of human and social attitudes in the catching-up process of Japan in the Meiji period (1868-1912).

  3. Catch-22 (logic) - Wikipedia

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    Joseph Heller coined the term in his 1961 novel Catch-22, which describes absurd bureaucratic constraints on soldiers in World War II.The term is introduced by the character Doc Daneeka, an army psychiatrist who invokes "Catch-22" to explain why any pilot requesting mental evaluation for insanity—hoping to be found not sane enough to fly and thereby escape dangerous missions—demonstrates ...

  4. Glossary of cricket terms - Wikipedia

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    a very easy catch. [1] Donkey drop A ball with a very high trajectory prior to bouncing. [8] Doosra A delivery by a finger spin bowler which turns in the opposite direction to the stock delivery. The word is Hindi/Urdu for 'second' or 'other'. [1]

  5. Nyah nyah nyah nyah nyah nyah - Wikipedia

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    The nyah-nyah tune features a descending minor third. Play ⓘ "Nyah nyah nyah nyah nyah nyah" is the lexigraphic representation of a common children's chant.It is a rendering of one common vocalization for a six-note musical figure [note 1] that is usually associated with children and found in many European-derived cultures, and which is often used in taunting.

  6. Catch Up (disambiguation) - Wikipedia

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    The Catch-Up, talk show on Australian daytime TV; Catch Up, a 1989-1991 German professional wrestling TV show featuring matches from the Catch Wrestling Association and various American promotions, mainly WCW; Other. Ketchup (the sauce), originally spelled 'catchup' The catch-up effect, hypothesis that poorer countries' incomes will grow faster ...

  7. 23 skidoo (phrase) - Wikipedia

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    A jump rope rhyme that ended up "butterfly, butterfly, twenty three to do" dates to 1909 and may be the origin of this phrase. [ 31 ] In The Literature of Slang (p. 38), W.J. Burke claims that the term "skidoo" was coined in 1906 by the musical comedy star Billy B. Van , citing an article in the Indianapolis Morning Star , March 31, 1906.

  8. Catch-up - Wikipedia

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  9. Caught - Wikipedia

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    An Australian fielder runs to take a catch New Zealand fast bowler Shane Bond about to dismiss Mohammad Yousuf caught and bowled Caught is a method of dismissing a batsman in cricket . A batsman is out caught if the batsman hits the ball , from a legitimate delivery , with the bat , and the ball is caught by the bowler or a fielder before it ...