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  2. 2016 United States presidential debates - Wikipedia

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    The 2016 United States presidential debates were a series of debates held during the 2016 presidential election.. The Commission on Presidential Debates (CPD), a bipartisan organization formed in 1987, organized four debates among the major party candidates, sponsored three presidential debates and one vice presidential debate.

  3. Frontier Thesis - Wikipedia

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    The Frontier Thesis, also known as Turner's Thesis or American frontierism, is the argument by historian Frederick Jackson Turner in 1893 that the settlement and colonization of the rugged American frontier was decisive in forming the culture of American democracy and distinguishing it from European nations.

  4. You had an option, sir - Wikipedia

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    "You had an option, sir" (sometimes remembered as You had a choice, sir) was a phrase used by Brian Mulroney against John Turner during the English-language leaders debate in the 1984 Canadian federal election. The exchange is considered one of the only "knockout blows" in the history of Canadian political debate.

  5. Spatula - Wikipedia

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    A spatula is a broad, flat, flexible blade used to mix, spread and lift material [1] including foods, drugs, plaster and paints. In medical applications, "spatula" may also be used synonymously with tongue depressor .

  6. Fish slice - Wikipedia

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    Fish slice c. early 1800s. The fish slice was originally an item of silver service used for serving fish at a dining table and was generally made of silver or Sheffield plate rather than copper or tinned iron to avoid the possibility of affecting the taste of the fish.

  7. Competitive debate in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Competitive debate, also known as forensics or speech and debate, is an activity in which two or more people take positions on an issue and are judged on how well they defend those positions. The activity has been present in academic spaces in the United States since the colonial period .

  8. UFC 300: Jalin Turner thought he had a one-hitter quitter ...

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    Jalin Turner put Renato Moicano down at UFC 300.He just didn't make sure he stayed down. The early prelims of the UFC's highly anticipated card saw a bizarre turn of events in its final fight.

  9. Contest mobility - Wikipedia

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    Turner found the results of contest mobility in the United States secondary school system to be a generally elevated sense of aspiration among students, in relation to actual opportunities available. He points out that, "under contest mobility in the United States, education is valued as a means of getting ahead, but the contents of education ...