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  2. Blighty - Wikipedia

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    Blighty is commonly used as a term of endearment by the expatriate British community or those on holiday to refer to home. In Hobson-Jobson, an 1886 historical dictionary of Anglo-Indian words, Henry Yule and Arthur Coke Burnell explained that the word came to be used in British India for several things the British had brought into the country, such as the tomato and soda water.

  3. List of people who have lived in airports - Wikipedia

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    Eventually became sick, and could not work anymore, but decided to keep living at the Ataturk Airport. After airport closed for commercial passenger travel in 2019, he had been living in Sabiha Gokcen Airport. Still living in airport. Wei Jianguo Chinese: Beijing Capital International Airport [44] Circa 2008 – Present [44]

  4. Remote work - Wikipedia

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    According to a Gallup poll in September 2021, 45% of full-time U.S. employees worked from home, including 25% who worked from home all of the time and 20% who worked from home part of the time. 91% of those who work remotely (fully or partially) hoped to continue to do so after the pandemic. Among all workers, 54% believed that their company's ...

  5. No survivors expected after air ambulance carrying 6 crashes ...

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    “Ultimate destination was the Tijuana International Airport and was scheduled to go home by ground ambulance.” He said the cost of the flight was covered by an international charity.

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

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    Usage varies with a range of harshness from 'bitch', referring to a disagreeable and domineering woman, to only a slightly derogatory term for a young woman. biro / ˈ b aɪ r oʊ / a ballpoint pen. Named after its Hungarian inventor László Bíró and the eponymous company which first marketed them. (US: "Bic") bits and bobs

  7. Philadelphia airport celebrates its brigade of stress-busting ...

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    The event at Philadelphia International Airport marked five years since the 23 members of the Wagging Tails Brigade began greeting people and serving as therapy dogs.

  8. List of the United States communities where English is not ...

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    The list contains 1,603 communities in 44 states, with 1,101 of these having Spanish as the plurality language, 89 an Indo-European language other than English or Spanish, 35 an Asian or Pacific Islander language, 176 a language not yet listed, and 206 with an English plurality but not a majority.

  9. Glossary of French words and expressions in English

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    An international group of hospitality management and cooking schools teaching French cuisine, founded in France. An escalope of veal, chicken or pork stuffed with ham and cheese, then breaded and fried. cordon sanitaire a policy of containment directed against a hostile entity or ideology; a chain of buffer states; lit. "quarantine line". corniche