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For example, the Spanish word “plata” can be used to refer to either money or silver.

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It might be time to retire when the word “promotion” suddenly sounds intimidating instead of intriguing, says Farrell.

The U.S. has been arguing for 53 years now over the definition of two words in the 1972 Clean Water Act: “navigable waters.”

The name stems from the French word humer, which means to sense or smell.

“I think the word we were using as a coaching staff was our poise as a group,” Redick said.

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