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On World of Opera, host Lisa Simeone presents a concert performance by the renowned Belgian theater company La Monnaie, at the Palace of Fine Arts in Brussels, with conductor Kazushi Ono, soprano Gabriele Fontana and tenor
[ "Kurt Streit.", "Mozart.", "Beethoven.", "Tchaikovsky." ]
0
It was noted for its woodcuts and is still considered one of the masterpieces of
[ "graphic art.", "wood art.", "textile art.", "needle art." ]
0
The size and composition of departments and programs are defined by each individual college and school
[ "at the University of Alaska Fairbanks", "in a different country", "by another institution", "in high school" ]
0
The taste is mildly sweet, aromatic and usually, does not have the strong acidic taste found in
[ "tangerine", "banana", "grapefruit", "pear" ]
2
After reading about everything from the digestive tract to the cornea, kids can assemble their own plastic skeleton and view the systems of the body in a layered cardstock model with
[ "another book about the solar system.", "20 fact cards, 2 sticker sheets, and a double-sided poster.", "a guide about ancient history.", "a recipe book for healthy eating." ]
1
When ice melts, it is thought that the fragments of these structures fill many of the gaps that existed in the crystal lattice, making water denser than
[ "air", "oil", "ice", "sand" ]
2
It includes the description of the site-specific interactive sound installation Netz 2.0, which introduces a spider web-like instrument topology offering an interaction method based on stretching and pulling elastic
[ "drums.", "keys.", "strings.", "buttons." ]
2
High-power magnetrons, however, are usually coupled directly to the
[ "power supply", "waveguide", "modulator", "transmitter" ]
1
The blood-thinning agents that can accumulate in the body when taken concurrently with erythromycin include
[ "warfarin and dicumarol (brand name, Coumadin)", "ibuprofen and acetaminophen", "insulin and metformin", "antacids and laxatives" ]
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Backed by the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities, these newspapers are all freely available through
[ "Google Newspapers", "Chronicling America", "NewspaperCat", "Library of Congress" ]
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Recently a small group of federally owned laboratory chimpanzees were retired to the Chimp Haven sanctuary
[ "in New York City, NY.", "on Mars.", "on an island in the Pacific.", "in Keithville, LA." ]
3
Thousands of worshipers and hikers climb this mountain each year to see and worship the amazing 'Sacred Footprint'
[ "on the beach", "in a cave", "by the river", "near the summit" ]
3
Eric Broug, originally from the Netherlands and currently living in the United Kingdom, is one of the world’s leading experts in Islamic geometric pattern design and received his Masters degree in the history of Islamic art and architecture from the School of Oriental and African Studies
[ "Amsterdam", "Manchester", "London", "Rome" ]
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Menstrual disorders may be due to a variety of reasons, such as a hormonal imbalance, stress, or an underlying gynaecological condition such as
[ "diabetes.", "common cold.", "arthrosis.", "endometriosis." ]
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The Congress shall have Power To lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises, to pay the Debts and provide for the common Defense and general Welfare of
[ "the citizens of Sweden", "the modern society", "the United States", "the local communities" ]
2
In 1981 when resistance to dapsone was becoming widespread, WHO introduced multidrug therapy (MDT)
[ "which consisted of two regimens: rifampicin and dapsone for paucibacillary leprosy and three drugs: rifampicin, clofazimine and dapsone for multibacillary leprosy.", "which was found to be ineffective against leprosy.", "which resulted in a decline in leprosy cases globally.", "which consisted of a single drug: penicillin." ]
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Concrete tilt panel acts as a versatile construction method known for its quick installation, durability, and fire resistance,
[ "providing a reliable and cost-effective solution.", "causing frequent maintenance problems.", "leading to structural failures.", "requiring constant weatherproof treatments." ]
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One of the most notable figures in Mexico’s history, serving five terms as president and implementing significant social reforms, was
[ "Abraham Lincoln", "Pancho Villa", "Benito Juárez", "Emiliano Zapata" ]
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Pigmented lesions on the skin with irregularities of growth and color and diameters greater than 6 mm have a considerable likelihood of being melanomas and should be professionally examined, according to
[ "Webster's Dictionary", "Oxford Dictionary", "Cambridge Dictionary", "Taber's Medical Dictionary" ]
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Martin Luther King Jr.'s famous speech was delivered at the steps of the Lincoln Memorial during the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom
[ "in 1965", "after the Civil Rights Act", "on August 28, 1963", "in Atlanta" ]
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DLP was invented in the year 1987 by Dr. Larry Hornbeck from
[ "Dell Computers", "Intel Corporation", "Apple Inc.", "Texas Instruments (TI)" ]
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The source of the Murray, which contributes the majority of the system’s total discharge, is in
[ "the Sahara Desert", "the Rocky Mountains", "the Amazon Rainforest", "the Australian Alps" ]
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Using the search terms “NHS” and “safeguarding” within the app store on your device will bring up the option to download
[ "a PDF document", "the app", "an e-book", "a movie" ]
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The potential uses for all this information are intriguing, such as regulating traffic flows or managing a smart electricity grid, which can be improved with
[ "outdated statistics", "real-time big data", "basic assumptions", "traditional methods" ]
1
Although identifying it was elusive for 50 years, astronomers have now almost certainly located
[ "Charlie Brown", "Snoopy", "the entire Apollo 10 mission crew", "the lunar surface rocks" ]
1
On January 30, 1847, the town of Yerba Buena was renamed
[ "Los Angeles", "San Francisco", "New York", "Chicago" ]
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Steamboat is the tallest active geyser in the world, generating so much water when it erupts that it floods nearby
[ "Tantalus Creek", "Yellowstone River", "Old Faithful", "Gibbon River" ]
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Deficiency of thyrotropin-releasing hormone is a rare cause of
[ "diabetes", "hypothyroidism", "hypertension", "osteoporosis" ]
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Inquiries concerning rights for the commercial use of this invention should be addressed to NASA Glenn Research Center, Innovative Partnerships Office, Attn: Steve Fedor, Mail Stop 4–8, 21000 Brookpark Road, Cleveland, Ohio
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All archives are available at Werneth Low Visitors Centre and online on the Hyde War Memorial Trust
[ "store", "website", "cafeteria", "library" ]
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Simon Bolivar helped secure independence for multiple South American countries, including
[ "Spain", "Colombia", "France", "Portugal" ]
1
Our next steps are to expand our work to children of typical development and to conduct larger studies in
[ "hospitals", "laboratories", "communities", "schools" ]
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A member of the University of Oxford recalls a near-miss with a phishing email that appeared to be from their manager
[ "but it turned out to be a request for lunch.", "before they realized it was a scam.", "and mistook it for a company newsletter.", "but actually it was a harmless joke." ]
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You’ll discuss meal plans, grocery shopping, cooking at home, and eating out with
[ "a personal trainer", "a fitness coach", "a nurse", "the dietitian" ]
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This session introduces participants to several iEARN Canada projects that connect students and teachers around the world, including Holiday Card Exchange, Machinto, A Day in the Life, My Hero, Art Miles, Early People Symbols Project and the
[ "Christmas Tree Project", "Dinosaur Fossils Project", "Space Exploration Project", "Teddy Bear Project" ]
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Old Norse was the language of the Vikings from the 8th century to the 14th century, originally written in Runic script but later using Latin script
[ "in the 15th century", "by the Romans", "after the Christianization in the 11th century", "without any script changes" ]
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In the 1950s she came back to aviation as a special consultant to the Air Force Museum at Wright Patterson AFB in
[ "Los Angeles, California", "Miami, Florida", "Dayton, Ohio", "San Francisco, California" ]
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You can read about Ada and other pioneering female mathematicians at the Women Mathematicians site, courtesy of
[ "Internet Archive", "Harvard University", "Agnes Scott College", "Smithsonian Institution" ]
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Preliminary studies have focused specifically on the lignans in pumpkin seeds, and their potential to reduce the risk of
[ "heart disease and hypertension", "asthma and bronchitis", "arthritis and gout", "breast cancer and prostate cancer" ]
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Philip II nearly doubles the size of the empire when he absorbs
[ "the Netherlands and their colonies in 1600", "Portugal and its holdings in 1580", "Italy and its territories in 1570", "France and its regions in 1590" ]
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To slow and reverse farmland consolidation, support the next generation of farmers, rebuild the rural economy, and help repair the harm done to Black farmers by a century of land theft, the analysis recommends several policy initiatives for
[ "farm equipment manufacturers.", "local hobby farming enthusiasts.", "import-export businesses.", "Congress, the US Department of Agriculture, and other relevant policymakers." ]
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On 10 December 1979, in adverse weather, the Iraqi cargo vessel Sindbad lost its deck cargo 20 nautical miles west of Ijmuiden
[ "in the Sahara Desert", "at the peak of Mount Everest", "in the Amazon rainforest", "at a depth of 30 m" ]
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The most commonly available contact microphone element is made of a thin piezoelectric ceramic round glued to a thin brass or alloy metal
[ "wire", "disc", "coil", "sensor" ]
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Frozen O-rings in the rocket boosters probably caused the tragic
[ "discovery of penicillin", "invention of the internet", "moon landing", "Challenger explosion" ]
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Long before John Lewis spoke to thousands during the civil rights movement, he honed his elocution skills by preaching to his 60 farmyard
[ "ducks", "pigs", "chickens", "cows" ]
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Cadmium Yellow was discovered by Friedrich Strohmeyer in
[ "1827.", "1837.", "1847.", "1817." ]
3
Australia’s bid puts the core site at Mileura station, about 100 kilometres (60 miles) west of Meekathara in western
[ "South Africa", "New Zealand", "Australia", "England" ]
2
Hieroglyphics were decoded in the 1820s with the aid of the Rosetta Stone by Egyptologist
[ "Napoleon Bonaparte", "King Tutankhamun", "Cleopatra", "Jean-François Champollion" ]
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Sara Koenig, an assistant professor of physiology and cell biology at Ohio State, said typically after a heart attack, doctors will clean out the arteries if they are
[ "muscles", "veins", "joints", "blocked" ]
3
The Department of Environment released Australia’s National Greenhouse Accounts (NGA) for 2014, containing Australia’s national greenhouse gas emissions for 1990-2014, our official submission to
[ "some random country.", "a local wildlife agency.", "the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).", "the global warming conference." ]
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Dr. Mary Pipher brought the challenges adolescent girls face in our society to the forefront of our national discussion in the mid-1990s with her book
[ "The Green Boat", "The Great Gatsby", "To Kill a Mockingbird", "Reviving Ophelia" ]
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Common types of financial crimes include
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The airiest and most delicate of all maples, this is a slow-growing, normally many-stemmed tree to 20 feet tall and wide —
[ "Red maple (A. rubrum)", "Japanese maple (A. palmatum)", "Sugar maple (A. saccharum)", "Norway maple (A. platanoides)" ]
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In a collaboration with Stanford’s Department of Anesthesia, Bailenson used the technology to place children with chronic regional pain syndrome (CRPS) in virtual simulations that divert their brains from unpleasant physical therapy and treatment, where they use computer-generated doubles known as
[ "robots", "mannequins", "avatars", "holograms" ]
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This updated edition of Writing Histories has a new introduction written by Ann Curthoys, and an updated
[ "foreword", "bibliography", "appendix", "diary" ]
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James G. Lewis is the author of The Forest Service and the Greatest Good: A Centennial History and has served as editor of the award-winning magazine
[ "Nature Conservancy", "Wildlife Conservation Monthly", "Forest History Today", "American Forests Journal" ]
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Students explore the concept of stewardship of natural resources by examining the effects of human intervention on ecosystems that include
[ "forest fires.", "urban architecture.", "air quality.", "water resources." ]
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Examples of cognates of the word 'father' include
[ "madre (Italian), mer (French), mater (Latin) and matar (Sanskrit).", "perro (Italian), poisson (French), pater (Latin) and pita (Sanskrit).", "padre (Italian), pere (French), pater (Latin) and pitar (Sanskrit).", "cielo (Italian), père (French), patra (Latin) and pita (Sanskrit)." ]
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Muste's involvement as a labor organizer began in 1919 when he led strikes in the textile mills of
[ "Chicago, Illinois", "Los Angeles, California", "Lawrence, Massachusetts", "Austin, Texas" ]
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Self-monitoring is a behavior where we watch and strategically manipulate how we present ourselves to
[ "strangers", "animals", "machines", "others" ]
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Several promising extensions to the traditional deep learning framework have been proposed to improve the clinical utility and safety of medical
[ "algorithms.", "applications.", "AI.", "models." ]
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The practice of grouping certain species of plants together to protect each other by attracting pollinators, repelling pests, and increasing productivity is known as
[ "solitary gardening", "companion planting", "individual farming", "exclusive horticulture" ]
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On July 13, 2016, the State Board of Education adopted regulations regarding testing for lead in drinking water in public schools throughout
[ "California.", "Florida.", "New York.", "New Jersey." ]
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The interaction between refraction and chromatic dispersion gives rise to the appearance of rainbow colours when parallel white light rays strike various points on the surface of
[ "a mirror", "a glass pane", "a raindrop", "an ice cube" ]
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Chloride is key in keeping the stomach's digestive fluids working as they should according to
[ "Duyff, R., MS, RD, CFCS. (1996). The American Dietetic Association's Complete Food&Nutrition Guide. Minnesota: Chronimed Publishing.", "a well-known food blog.", "a popular cooking show.", "an anonymous source." ]
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An excellent “jumping-off” point for those intrigued by jumping spiders in general is
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Operating systems offer a number of services to application programs and users
[ "through application programming interfaces (APIs) or system calls", "by controlling the hardware directly", "through manual configurations", "via direct user input" ]
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The decision not to vaccinate can hurt people, including the immunocompromised and those who are too young to have received their full vaccine schedule,
[ "like teenagers", "like newborns", "like elderly people", "like healthy adults" ]
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Olea europaea contains a seed commonly referred to in American English as a pit or a rock, and in British English as a
[ "stone", "pebble", "shell", "core" ]
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No wonder the author strove, as a minister, more than anything else to encourage his king, Akbar, to pursue
[ "peace and tranquility", "war and conquest", "chaos and disorder", "conflict and tension" ]
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The procedure involves thrusting upward with a fist above the belly button to expel
[ "the object", "the ribs", "the spine", "the stomach" ]
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After a couple of years of coaching his daughter’s middle-school math team, MIT economist Glenn Ellison compiled his notes into a self-published book
[ "Easy Math for Beginners", "Advanced Calculus for Engineers", "Hard Math for Middle School", "Trigonometry for High School" ]
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The 3D PSHE Key Stage 3 Programme consists of 30 separate units, organised into individual lesson plans and lesson PowerPoints, which are built on our three core areas of
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On May 21, 2018, the federal government announced its proposal to reverse federal restrictions that protect bears, coyotes, and wolves on some national refuge land in
[ "Alaska.", "Canada.", "California.", "Montana." ]
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The story of honey is older than history itself, depicted in an 8,000-year-old cave painting in
[ "Canada", "Spain", "Brazil", "Australia" ]
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Boxer’s fracture is the common name for a fracture of the metacarpal bone that is present at the base of the small finger and connects the little finger to the
[ "shoulder", "elbow", "wrist", "knee" ]
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The processes of deflation and physical weathering result in the formation of eroded cliffs with unusual shapes, such as towers, columns, and
[ "buildings", "obelisks", "caves", "rivers" ]
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Like many other West Coast Indian tribes, the Watlala people were relocated to the Warm Springs Reservation in
[ "Texas in the 1900's", "Oregon during the 1800's", "California in the 1700's", "Alaska in the 2000's" ]
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This 60 second PSA is based on the March 2012 CDC Vital Signs report
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In many cases it is advantageous to make a master lossless file that can then be used to produce compressed files for different purposes; for example, a multi-megabyte file can be used at full size to produce a full-page advertisement in a glossy magazine, and a 10 kilobyte lossy copy can be made for a small image
[ "in a high-definition video.", "in a printed textbook.", "in a lossless audio format.", "on a web page." ]
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Presided over by King Henry III, the parliament was held in Westminster Hall in
[ "London", "Paris", "Berlin", "Rome" ]
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A possible explanation is that some impacts were so large they spun
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Upper-class speech in the UK and youth language are examples of
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Oxybenzone, a common chemical found in most sunscreens, is toxic to the symbiotic algae that live within
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Gelato requires a special freezer in order to maintain its creamy consistency since it is typically kept between 0°-6° Fahrenheit, about 10 degrees warmer than
[ "sorbetto.", "ice cream.", "milk.", "chocolate." ]
1
English East India Company Officials, such as Ellis and Place, who studied the village system of Tondaimandalam in some detail, found that all the villages were dominated by persons known as
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The top 5 tips to avoid Type 2 diabetes include stopping the counting of calories, focusing on macro-nutrients, consuming olive oil, exercising, and sleeping
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0
In the 1920s and 1930s, the proportion of rural households with electricity was smaller than the proportion of urban households with
[ "electricity.", "electric machines.", "washing appliances.", "professional laundries." ]
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In 2010 it destroyed about 50 percent of Pennsylvania’s peach crop and $40 million worth of apples in the mid Atlantic states,” said Shearer, who has been studying
[ "the brown marmorated stink bug for more than a decade.", "a completely different kind of insect.", "another agricultural pest called the locust.", "a common household cockroach." ]
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In May 1945, Germany capitulated to the Allied Forces and the city of Rivne
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The authors propose that the CF and DE clades were involved in separate Out-of-Africa founder events, united by a common ancestry into a new clade
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The Red Badge of Courage is a war novel written by
[ "Stephen Crane", "Mark Twain", "Herman Melville", "Henry James" ]
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Blood tests to measure amyloid protein, and possibly tau protein, are becoming routine aids in helping to diagnose
[ "AD", "diabetes", "flu", "cancer" ]
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Woman Veterans who are interested in receiving care at VA should contact the nearest VA Medical Center and ask for the
[ "Nutrition Specialist", "Cardiology Consultant", "Women Veterans Program Manager", "Pediatric Nurse" ]
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Folkestone was used to transport an estimated 10 million troops from across the world, over the English Channel to
[ "Asia.", "South America.", "Europe.", "North Pole." ]
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«No man ever looks at the world with pristine eyes. He sees it edited by a definite set of customs and institutions and ways of thinking.»
[ "Albert Einstein", "Ruth Benedict", "Mark Twain", "Jane Austen" ]
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Turgidity is provided by a liquid inside a specialized plant organelle called
[ "the nucleus", "the vacuole", "the mitochondrium", "the chloroplast" ]
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Sally Ride is fondly remembered as the first American woman in space, after launching with the crew of the Challenger on June 18, 1983 and later working as a professor of physics
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I look forward to even greater inclusion for individuals with Williams syndrome of all ages, in
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The Bristol F.2 Fighter was a British two-seat biplane fighter and reconnaissance aircraft of the First World War developed by Frank Barnwell at the
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