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  2. Slang terms for money - Wikipedia

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    Slang terms for money often derive from the appearance and features of banknotes or coins, their values, historical associations or the units of currency concerned. Within a language community, some of the slang terms vary in social, ethnic, economic, and geographic strata but others have become the dominant way of referring to the currency and are regarded as mainstream, acceptable language ...

  3. Chernobyl disaster - Wikipedia

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    The same paper states that the loss of uranium from the wrecked reactor is only 10 kg (22 lb) per year; this low rate of uranium leaching suggests that the lava is resisting its environment. [110] The paper also states that when the shelter is improved, the leaching rate of the lava will decrease. [ 110 ]

  4. Alcohol by volume - Wikipedia

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    The alcohol by volume shown on a bottle of absinthe. Alcohol by volume (abbreviated as alc/vol or ABV) is a standard measure of the volume of alcohol contained in a given volume of an alcoholic beverage, expressed as a volume percent.

  5. Russian ruble - Wikipedia

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    Additionally, coins worth over a ruble were minted in gold and platinum. By the end of the 18th century, the ruble was set to 4 zolotnik 21 dolya (or 4 21 ⁄ 96 zolotnik , almost exactly equal to 18 grams) of pure silver or 27 dolya (almost exactly equal to 1.2 g (0.039 ozt)) of pure gold, with a ratio of 15:1 for the values of the two metals.

  6. Jim Justice - Wikipedia

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    Justice was once a billionaire, but his net worth had declined to $513.3 million as of 2021. [3] He inherited a coal mining business from his father that included 94 companies. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] He and his family own the Greenbrier , a luxury resort and National Historic Landmark in White Sulphur Springs .

  7. Electricity sector in India - Wikipedia

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    The maximum achieved demand factor of substations is nearly 60% at the 220 kV level. However, the operational performance of the system is not satisfactory in meeting peak electricity loads. [ 246 ] [ 247 ] This has led to the initiation of detailed forensic engineering studies, with a plan to make capital investments in a smart grid that ...