Topics: Ask an American Offensive mascots; capacity versus capability; to punch in versus to punch out; to put the cat among the pigeons Words: mascot racist slur over the objection of (someone) offended by victimized nations capital bigoted insensit

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Topics: Famous Americans Amelia Earhart; Prom; ethics versus morals; on the very first day versus on the very day; to warrant and to address Words: stunt flying exhibition biplane record aviator solo laboratory navigator senior class to promenade cou

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Topics: Lau v. Nichols; vaudeville; finally versus ultimately; trickle versus drizzle; coincidence Words: to immigrate bilingual education native language school board school district violation to be naturalized variety show magic comedian juggler to

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Topics: Ask an American Beards and facial hair; sin versus transgression; totally versus definitely; I ever go there Words: to be geared more towards fashion beard tattoo alternative to spill over masculinity sexual vitality Greek mythology facial ha

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Topics: American Presidents George H. W. Bush; architects let rip with a wave of ambitious and beautifully crafted buildings; to keep (someone) out of (ones) hair; pronouncing dead versus debt Words: to appoint ambassador liaison running mate foreign

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Topics: American Presidents William Henry Harrison; fringe benefits versus benefits package versus compensation package; teacher versus professor Words: to enlist settlement to negotiate treaty to ally Whig to nominate campaign log cabin slogan inaug

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Topics: American Authors J.D. Salinger; Comedy in Print Mad Magazine and The Onion; scanty versus inadequate versus deficient; inquiry versus investigation versus research; so-called Words: to be drafted stress first person slang phony recluse seclus

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Topics: Panama Canal; Famous Songs Fever; to squander versus to lavish versus to waste; self- conscious versus self- confident versus self-aware; as tough as they come Words: canal man-made explorer jungle proposal survey fraud locks feat pseudonym t

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Topics: Ask an American Crowdsourcing; inn versus motel versus resort; to captivate versus allure; to leave versus to go away versus to go out Words: to finance storefront bank loan investor assets to give away to grow (a business) paradigm filmmaker

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Topics: Famous Songs Que Sera Sera; Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee by Dee Brown; demand versus request versus requirement; discrimination versus segregation; a great deal Words: to stab assassination to distract signature sweetheart chorus massacre to

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In the picturesque Himalayan mountains of northern India, the Book Caf looks like a normal cafe. But it is part of a bold social experiment. Jai Chand works at the caf. On a rainy day, he takes orders from customers -- many of them young college stud

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Topics: Movies-Twelve Angry Men; Washington National Cathedral; cool versus awesome; closure and mental loafer; no biggie Words: jury trial evidence defendant prosecution to deliberate preexisting prejudice subjective cathedral service sermon cool aw

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Topics: American Authors-Alex Haley; American Bandstand; continuous versus contiguous; let alone and to kick the bucket; the birds and bees talk Words: journalism freelance autobiography genealogy to capture slavery descendant fictional to air segmen

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Topics: Ask an American-Digital music technology; It's called being nice versus It's called been nice; to stutter versus to stumble; mean Words: social media to be signed by record label liberating to do shows to build a brand reputation streaming se

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Topics: Famous Americans-Muhammad Ali; The Golden Gate Bridge; valuable versus invaluable; north/south versus northern/southern; common ground and universal experience Words: to take up professionally agile to reign nationalist social activist to be

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Topics: Famous Americans-James Whistler; American Songs-Moon River; bunglingly versus blunderingly; comparable versus compatible; uppercase, lowercase, and capital letter Words: strict bohemian lifestyle etching symphony to stand out to declare bankr

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Topics: Famous Americans Casey Jones; Classic TV Happy Days; to try out versus to examine versus to test; dude and buddy; courtesy of Words: railroad flagman (train) engineer whistle shift hero ballad middle-class drive-in epitome cool season to try

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Topics: American Movies-American Graffiti; American Presidents-Franklin Pierce; magazine versus journal; straw man argument and cognitive dissonance; several and actually Words: graffiti to graduate drag race to be based on tagline profitable soundtr

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Topics: The Boston Tea Party; American Authors-Edna St. Vincent Millay; biological parent versus birth parent versus real parent; existing versus existent; That's going to do it for today Words: harbor colonist to take revenge tax to be represented p

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Topics: The Pledge of Allegiance; the Grateful Dead; user versus customer versus subscriber; Old Time Rock and Roll; hands down Words: pledge allegiance to recite indivisible atheist polytheist idolatry dissent psychedelic to hallucinate following hi

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