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  2. Parochialism - Wikipedia

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    More generally, it consists of being narrow in scope. In that respect, it is a synonym of "provincialism". It may, particularly when used pejoratively, be contrasted to cosmopolitanism. [1] The term insularity (related to an island) may be similarly used to connote limited exposure.

  3. Ku Klux Klan titles and vocabulary - Wikipedia

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    A system of "judiciary" organs was created in each prescript. In the first the judiciary was divided into a Grand Council of Yahoos, to try officers of the Klan, and a Grand Council of Centaurs to try regular Ghouls. In Art. IV Sec. 4, the Grand Giant is charged with conducting the Council of Yahoo, but Art.

  4. Imperial, royal and noble ranks - Wikipedia

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    Mepe, მეფე, Georgian word for king and queen regnant. Eze, the Igbo word for the King or Ruler of a kingdom or city-state. It is cognate with Obi and Igwe. Oba, the Yoruba word for King or Ruler of a kingdom or city-state. It is used across all the traditional Yoruba lands, as well as by the Edo, throughout Nigeria, Benin, and Togo.

  5. An investor on Reddit used this simple dividend strategy to ...

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    Although the investments in their portfolio are each made up of hundreds of other investments, this doesn’t guarantee diversification in the grand scheme of things.

  6. 'Football reminded of its’ significance in the grand scheme ...

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    Pat Nevin, writing for the BBC Football Extra newsletter: Trying to find reasonable perspective in modern-day top-level football isn’t always easy, but when something truly serious happens the ...

  7. Tontine - Wikipedia

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    These sometimes contained the word "tontine" in their name. Some notable tontine-funded projects included: The Assembly Rooms, Bath, were built between 1769 and 1771, funded by a tontine. Richmond Bridge, across the River Thames west of London, was financed through a tontine authorised by an Act of Parliament in 1773. Once the bridge was ...

  8. Scheme (rhetoric) - Wikipedia

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    In rhetoric, a scheme is a type of figure of speech that relies on the structure of the sentence, unlike the trope, which plays with the meanings of words. [ 1 ] A single phrase may involve both a trope and a scheme, e.g., may use both alliteration and allegory .

  9. Op-Ed: Louisiana needs comprehensive tort reform - AOL

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    Holiday preparations are in full swing, and no one wants to be on the “bad” list this time of year. When it comes to our legal climate, however, Louisiana has managed just that, even after ...