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  2. List of English-language expressions related to death

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    Take a dirt nap [18] To die and be buried Slang: Take a last bow [5] To die Slang Take one's own life To commit suicide Euphemism: Take/took the easy way out [19] To commit suicide Euphemism: Based on the original meaning of the phrase of taking the path of least resistance. Take the last train to glory [2] To die Euphemism: An idiom Christian ...

  3. List of words having different meanings in American and ...

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    recreational trip away from home (UK: holiday for both senses) (v.) to take a vacation (n., especially NCAA usage) vacated victory; forfeiture of sports competition results and/or records by an institution; an act or instance of vacating or legally voiding them [88] valve Vacuum tube, as in pre-1960 electronics

  4. Wikipedia : Manual of Style/Words to watch

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    In some types of writing, repeated use of said is considered tedious, and writers are encouraged to employ synonyms. On Wikipedia, it is more important to avoid language that makes undue implications. Said, stated, described, wrote, commented, and according to are almost always neutral and accurate.

  5. SEN. BERNIE SANDERS: H1-B visas hurt one type of worker ... - AOL

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    In other words, "Heads billionaires win. Tails American workers lose." ... who are often locked into lower-paying jobs and can have their visas taken away from them by their corporate bosses if ...

  6. Glossary of British terms not widely used in the United States

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    straight away immediately (sometimes used in the US; also right away) strong flour flour made from wheat varieties which are high in gluten. Used for making bread. (US: bread flour) [158] [failed verification] stroke to move one's hand slowly and gently over something e.g. stroke a dog. (US: pet) strop (informal) bad mood or temper stroppy, to ...

  7. Taken Away - Wikipedia

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    Taken Away is a 1989 American made-for-television film starring Valerie Bertinelli, Kevin Dunn, Anna Maria Horsford and Juliet Sorci. The film was directed by John Patterson and premiered on CBS on November 5, 1989.

  8. Semantic change - Wikipedia

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    Studies beyond the analysis of single words have been started with the word-field analyses of Trier (1931), who claimed that every semantic change of a word would also affect all other words in a lexical field. [5] His approach was later refined by Coseriu (1964). Fritz (1974) introduced Generative semantics.

  9. First It Giveth - Wikipedia

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    "The Lord Gave, and the Lord Hath Taken Away" is a bible quotation found in the Book of Job (Job 1:21). It has become altered to a popular idiom generally used out of Job's context, "The Lord giveth, and the Lord taketh away" (2). This in turn became, "First it giveth, then it taketh away."