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What's in a name? Sometimes, a paycheck.
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noel 'a Christmas carol'
ballistic What makes a missile ballistic?
surrogacy acting as a surrogate mother
gentrification, gentrify the influx of affluent people that often displaces poorer residents
veteran, Veterans Day "a former member of the armed forces"
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of, relating to, or being an oracle
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