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  • used as an inclusive or (as in logic and mathematics), because saying "or" in spoken language (or writing "or") might be inclusive or exclusive. The construction...
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    The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Northwestern Europe, off...
    347 KB (30,156 words) - 07:59, 7 June 2024
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    lifetime and remained the monarch of 15 realms by the time of her death. Her reign of 70 years and 214 days is the longest of any British monarch or female...
    193 KB (16,903 words) - 08:57, 8 June 2024
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    Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS; /ˈaɪsɪs/), and by its Arabic acronym Da'ish or Daesh (داعش, Dāʿish, IPA: [ˈdaːʕɪʃ]), and also as Dawlat al-Islam...
    300 KB (24,617 words) - 08:25, 6 June 2024
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    from territory of an existing state or merge two or more states into one without the consent of all states involved, and each new state is admitted on an...
    41 KB (1,921 words) - 01:42, 5 May 2024
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    they were killed or committed suicide. Nearly 99 percent of the 21,000 defenders of Iwo Jima were killed. Of the 117,000 Okinawan and Japanese troops defending...
    217 KB (25,006 words) - 10:12, 8 June 2024
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    prisoner "forced or constrained, for fear or terror, or against his will", and that no one should come to his aid as a result of "seditious or contrary reports"...
    101 KB (12,567 words) - 15:30, 6 June 2024
  • Thumbnail for 1989 Tiananmen Square protests and massacre
    strictly controlled coverage of the events in the domestic and foreign affiliated press, and demoted or purged officials it deemed sympathetic to the protests...
    244 KB (25,664 words) - 14:04, 8 June 2024
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    Bronze Age, early Iron Age, or the Jastorf culture. From southern Scandinavia and northern Germany, they expanded south, east, and west, coming into contact...
    205 KB (16,572 words) - 17:15, 7 June 2024
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    Iraq, was reprimanded and demoted to the rank of colonel. Several more military personnel who were accused of perpetrating or authorizing the measures...
    141 KB (14,847 words) - 19:36, 29 May 2024
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    Olivia Rodrigo (redirect from OR (singer))
    American singer-songwriter and actress. She first became known for starring on the Disney Channel series Bizaardvark (2016–2019) and the Disney+ series High...
    118 KB (8,473 words) - 08:49, 7 June 2024
  • Thumbnail for States and union territories of India
    Kingdom and the Dominions) and a few minor states, ruled by Indian princes under the suzerainty of the Emperor. A Governor or Lieutenant-Governor acted...
    54 KB (3,842 words) - 02:12, 31 May 2024
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    Zionism (redirect from Judaism and Zionism)
    that supports the development and protection of Israel as a Jewish state. It has also been described as Israel's national or state ideology. Zionism initially...
    252 KB (28,751 words) - 21:34, 7 June 2024
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    his symptoms and behaviour traits were consistent with either bipolar disorder or porphyria. In 1810, George suffered a final relapse, and his eldest son...
    92 KB (10,313 words) - 05:53, 8 June 2024
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    Prince Edward Island and Newfoundland and Labrador have experienced long periods of stagnation or population decline. Ontario and Quebec have always been...
    70 KB (4,918 words) - 17:08, 22 May 2024
  • Colgate, Pocari Sweat, The Telegraph, Amul Organic and Radio One have all formerly been either co-sponsors or partners. In 2020, MPL became their principal...
    71 KB (5,719 words) - 16:15, 7 June 2024
  • Thumbnail for Turks and Caicos Islands
    from Africa or the other Caribbean islands and their descendants, who soon came to outnumber the European settlers. In 1799, both the Turks and the Caicos...
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  • Thumbnail for Romeo and Juliet
    wholly evil, but instead are more or less alike, awaking out of a dream and into reality, the danger of hasty action, or the power of tragic fate. None of...
    123 KB (14,749 words) - 11:36, 19 May 2024
  • Thumbnail for Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
    insignificant north German duchy and, therefore, would probably have had no experience or interest in power politics or party intrigues. That proved to...
    75 KB (7,702 words) - 05:53, 8 June 2024
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    became known as Raška or Rascia), and gradually extended their rule into the territories of Duklje or Dioclea (Montenegro) and Hum or Zachumlje (Herzegovina)...
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