Word is a mix between [salvage] and [scavenge] for when you are doing both.
> We were trying to scalvage some tailights at the junkyard.

India has denied escalating tensions with its neighbor as Pakistan called on New Delhi to resume a dialogue and pull back its troops along the border. Tensions have been deepening between the South Asian neighbors since last month's terror attacks i

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Southern African leaders at a special summit in Swaziland are responding to the controversial change of government in Madagascar and examining an economic recovery plan for Zimbabwe. King Mswati III of Swaziland Swaziland's King Mswati the Third tol

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74.John, where the hell have you been? Do you have any idea what the time is? 75.I’m sorry, Clive. You see, first the police stopped us and so we had to go to the police station. 76.Because we haven

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US, Saudi Leaders to Meet Against Backdrop of War, Iran Deal WHITE HOUSE Against the backdrop of war in Iraq, Yemen and Syria, and concerns about Irans behavior, U.S. President Barack Obama will welcome Saudi King Salman to the White House Friday. It

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1. dissolution /ˌdɪsəˈlu:ʃən/ -- act of loosening or breaking up into component parts; disintegration; ruin; destruction When President Lincoln took office, the Union faced imminent dissolution. 当林肯总统就职时,北军就面临着迫切

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Tamara Smith sliced open an eggplant. The seeds were arranged in the likeness of Elviss profile. Oh, my God! Tamara screamed. She was The Kings biggest fan. She had all his CDs and all the DVDs of his movies. She knew everything about the artist from

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By Nancy Steinbach Broadcast: March 13, 2005 ((THEME)) ANNCR: Welcome to PEOPLE IN AMERICA, a program in VOA Special English. Today Rich Kleinfeldt and Steve Ember tell about one of Americas most popular singers, Elvis Presley. (MUSIC) VOICE ONE: Tha

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A man was telling friends how first-aid classes had prepared him for an emergency. 一个男子正在告诉朋友们急救课是如何让他为突发事件做好准备的。 I saw a woman hit by a car, he said, She had a broken arm, a twisted knee an

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1. Leather or not? Many Louis Vuitton bags are made of coated canvas, but the trim is leather. Before making a purchase, familiarize yourself with the style that interests you. If the trim is supposed to be leather, it should feel dry not oily, slipp

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By Cathy Majtenyi Nairobi 20 December 2006 An international press watchdog Wednesday confirmed that a Voice of America journalist arrested and jailed three years ago in Eritrea following a report that contradicted the government has escaped. Cathy M

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By Challiss McDonough Tyre, Lebanon 26 July 2006 A small group of Americans and Australians have made a perilous journey to safety from a tiny village near the Lebanese border. After the Israeli military offensive in Lebanon began, they spent two we

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Hit Musical 'Rock of Ages' Gets Movie Makeover It's 1987, and the small-town girl is Sherrie. She's wide-eyed and newly arrived in Hollywood, seeking fame and fortune as a singer. Sherrie meets up with Drew, a bartender at a music club on Sunset Stri

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The Four Ages There had been four ages since the human world first cameinto being .They are the Golden Age,the Silver Age,the Age of Bronze and the Age of Iron.The Golden Agewas the best of all..There wereno extremes of cold and heat.Men live

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Listen to the interview and fill in T for True, F for False. 英语对话 A:At what age did you start to play the piano? B:lt's about my preschool age. A:Is it about 2 t0 3 years old? B:No, I think, it's about the age of 5. A:Could you read music not

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Michael Bowman Senior U.S. military officials have announced the first court martial procedure against one of seven American soldiers who allegedly abused detainees at Iraq's now-infamous Abu Ghraib p

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By Kurt Achin Beijing 09 February 2007 The chief U.S envoy to six-nation talks aimed at ending North Korea's nuclear weapons capabilities says negotiators are close to a deal. He says several small issues must be resolved before North Korea can begi

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By Steve Schy Turin 14 February 2006 Around the world, ringing a cowbell has long been associated with cheering for athletic competitors. But it is a fairly new phenomenon at the Olympics. So, who bet

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你也许觉得打招呼是很简单的一件事,不就是Hello。 How do you do? Howare you? Im fine, thank you. And you?吗? 没错,你这样去打招呼也没有什么问题,但真正的美国人日常生活中打招呼是不是也这样呢?

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abdellatif
ACEA
amat
amphibious
anacrotine
aphis humuli
atomtronic
automatic information
back pressure manometer
bar tin
bare charge
blacklers
bolties
cant purchase
carrier current frequency
coated particle fuel
color burst-amplifier stage
combined bolting and shotcrete
compensating element
current phasor
dead-burned
double curvature windscreen
double-ring oil sealing
drawbar length
e modes
ear-corn auger
edcs
frederickson
free activity period
front seat back
funnel drain system
G. D. R.
gastric capillary
goale
Hall-effect gyrator
hay harvest
hennishness
hepatomicrosome
high-alumina brick
Holycross
homo thug
imprested
intraperitoneal
Invershiel
IPOA
isolated area
kanamycin-vancomycin
Kawabe
keen as mustard
kerla
krger
La Maddalena
lateral order micelle
life-buoys
lower half bearing
meliboeus bilyi
metal impregnation
microdurometer
n-Nonene
Neonomians
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Passarge
permutation network
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pie powder
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pollutant destiny
potentate
powder B
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ramus sinister (a. hepaticae propriae)
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reticulate drainage
retire into private life
Russianist
sabre saw
satisfyingextremely
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self-tripping circuit-breaker
single program initiator
Slut Shaming
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statician
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