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solicitation |
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the act of enticing a person to do something wrong (as an offer of sex in return for money) |
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solicitation |
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request for a sum of money |
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solicitation |
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an entreaty addressed to someone of superior status |
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selection |
Noun
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the act of choosing or selecting |
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selection |
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the person or thing chosen or selected |
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selection |
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a passage selected from a larger work |
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selection |
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an assortment of things from which a choice can be made |
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selection |
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a natural process resulting in the evolution of organisms best adapted to the environment |
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sampling |
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(statistics) the selection of a suitable sample for study |
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sampling |
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measurement at regular intervals of the amplitude of a varying waveform (in order to convert it to digital form) |
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sampling |
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items selected at random from a population and used to test hypotheses about the population |
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solving |
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the finding of a solution to a problem |
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soldering |
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fastening firmly together |
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stratified sampling |
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the population is divided into subpopulations (strata) and random samples are taken of each stratum |
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substantiation |
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the act of validating |
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substantiation |
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additional proof that something that was believed (some fact or hypothesis or theory) is correct |
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support |
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the act of bearing the weight of or strengthening |
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support |
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aiding the cause or policy or interests of |
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support |
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the activity of providing for or maintaining by supplying with money or necessities |
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support |
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any device that bears the weight of another thing |
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support |
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supporting structure that holds up or provides a foundation |
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support |
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something providing immaterial assistance to a person or cause or interest |
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support |
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a musical part (vocal or instrumental) that supports or provides background for other musical parts |
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support |
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the financial means whereby one lives |
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support |
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financial resources provided to make some project possible |
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support |
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establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts |
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support |
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put up with something or somebody unpleasant |
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support |
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adopt as a belief |
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support |
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argue or speak in defense of |
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support |
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be a regular customer or client of |
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support |
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be the physical support of |
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support |
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to play a subordinate role or assist |
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support |
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provide aid to materially or financially |
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support |
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be behind |
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support |
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give moral or psychological support, aid, or courage to |
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support |
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support with evidence or authority or make more certain or confirm |
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support |
Noun
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documentary validation |
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support |
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a military operation (often involving new supplies of men and materiel) to strengthen a military force or aid in the performance of its mission |
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secret ballot |
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a vote in which each person's choice is secret but the totaled votes are public |
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split ticket |
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a ballot cast by a voter who votes for candidates from more than one party |
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shark repellent |
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a measure undertaken by a corporation to discourage unwanted takeover attempts |
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straight ticket |
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a ballot cast by a voter who votes for all the candidates of one party |
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storage allocation |
Noun
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(computer science) the assignment of particular areas of a magnetic disk to particular data or instructions |
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suicide pill |
Noun
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a poison pill with potentially catastrophic implications for the company it is intended to protect |
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safe harbor |
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the target company defends itself by acquiring a company so onerously regulated that it makes the target less attractive |
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snap roll |
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a fast roll |
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scorched-earth policy |
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the target company defends itself by selling off its crown jewels |
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sideslip |
Noun
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a flight maneuver |
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sideslip |
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an unexpected slide |
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straight-arm |
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(American football) the act of warding off a tackler by holding the arm fully extended with the hand against the opponent |