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Between them, the work on display ranges from Muholi’s best-known photographs to their new bronze sculptures. Yet Muholi doesn’t refer to themself as an artist; instead they prefer the term ...
Anandi Gopal Joshi. Anandibai Gopalrao Joshi (31 March 1865 – 26 February 1887) was the first Indian female doctor of western medicine. She was the first woman from the erstwhile Bombay presidency of India to study and graduate with a two-year degree in western medicine in the United States. [ 1] She was also referred to as Anandibai Joshi ...
An idiom is a common word or phrase with a figurative, non-literal meaning that is understood culturally and differs from what its composite words' denotations would suggest; i.e. the words together have a meaning that is different from the dictionary definitions of the individual words (although some idioms do retain their literal meanings – see the example "kick the bucket" below).
Synonym for death (neutral) Pop one's clogs [2] To die Humorous, [1] Informal [2] British. "Pop" is English slang for "pawn." A 19th-century working man might tell his family to take his clothes to the pawn shop to pay for his funeral, with his clogs among the most valuable items. Promoted to Glory: Death of a Salvationist: Formal Salvation ...
August 14, 2024 at 3:32 PM. A team of divers looking for a woman and her young daughter who vanished in 1974 located their car and likely human remains in a Florida canal, authorities said this ...
Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch addressed the court's decision on presidential immunity and the impact of the ruling.
In Japanese, historical warriors are usually referred to as bushi (武士, ), meaning 'warrior', or buke (武家), meaning 'military family'.According to translator William Scott Wilson: "In Chinese, the character 侍 was originally a verb meaning 'to wait upon', 'accompany persons' in the upper ranks of society, and this is also true of the original term in Japanese, saburau.
Simone Biles continues to make history as the most decorated gymnast at the 2024 Paris Olympics, winning three (!!!) gold medals at this year’s games alone. Of course, her sweet and supportive ...