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  2. Urban sprawl - Wikipedia

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    A typical suburban development in the United States, located in Chandler, Arizona An urban development in Palma, Mallorca. Urban sprawl (also known as suburban sprawl or urban encroachment [1]) is defined as "the spreading of urban developments (such as houses, dense multi–family apartments, office buildings and shopping centers) on undeveloped land near a more or less densely populated city".

  3. Unpaired word - Wikipedia

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    An unpaired word is one that, according to the usual rules of the language, would appear to have a related word but does not. [1] Such words usually have a prefix or suffix that would imply that there is an antonym, with the prefix or suffix being absent or opposite.

  4. Proselytism - Wikipedia

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    A Christian proselytizer trying to spread his faith in London, England. Proselytism (/ ˈ p r ɒ s əl ɪ t ɪ z əm /) is the policy of attempting to convert people's religious or political beliefs. [1] [2] [3] Carrying out attempts to instill beliefs can be called proselytization. [4]

  5. Glossary of comics terminology - Wikipedia

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    Comic books have a greater variety of units of encapsulation than comic strips, including the panel, the page, the spread, and inset panels. They are also capable of more sophisticated layouts and compositions. [40] A floppy comic is also known as an American comic book.

  6. 13 Things You Should Never Eat at a Buffet - AOL

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    1. Chocolate Fondue. Think of that fondue fountain at the buffet as Willy Wonka's sacred chocolate waterfall and river. The chocolate must go untouched by human hands, or it will be ruined.

  7. Insect wing - Wikipedia

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    The hindwing, spread: by folding lines, it is divided into five fields that are completed each to the rear. The same wing, half folded: The two joints of the cross-folding form an obtuse angle. The right is already in the wings folded in three layers. With greater resolution, the third arch of the wing margin in the first and second is visible.

  8. NYPD’s $400K-a-year top earner Quathisha Epps is retiring ...

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    “There is no way she was going to go out on patrol,” one source told The Post. Epps made more than $400,000 last year. X / @FinestHoopsNYC. Epps, 51, also faced an internal affairs ...

  9. Ipomoea pes-caprae - Wikipedia

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    The sprawling runners spread out from the woody rootstock, but the large two-lobed leaves are sparse and a dense cover on the sand is rarely achieved except in protected situations. This plant grows in association with sand Spinifex grass and is a useful sand binder, thriving under conditions of sandblast and salt spray.