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  2. Uchronia - Wikipedia

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    The English word, as a synonym for alternate history, has been applied for example to novels like Philip K. Dick's The Man in the High Castle [7] and Philip Roth's The Plot Against America. [8] However, another developing definition of uchronia is a larger umbrella category of fiction that encompasses alternate history, parallel universes , and ...

  3. Heteroflexibility - Wikipedia

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    Heteroflexibility is a form of a sexual orientation or situational sexual behavior characterized by minimal homosexual activity in an otherwise primarily heterosexual orientation, which may or may not distinguish it from bisexuality. [1] It has been characterized as "mostly straight". [2]

  4. Literal and figurative language - Wikipedia

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    Literal language is the usage of words exactly according to their direct, straightforward, or conventionally accepted meanings: their denotation. Figurative (or non-literal ) language is the usage of words in a way that deviates from referencing just their conventionally accepted definitions [ 1 ] [ 2 ] - in order to convey a more complex ...

  5. Today’s NYT ‘Strands’ Hints, Spangram and Answers for ...

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    Here are the first two letters for each word: HA. VU. FA. KE. CO. EA. OS. RA (SPANGRAM) NYT Strands Spangram Answer Today. Today's spangram answer on Saturday, February 1, 2025, is RAPTORS.

  6. Glossary of British terms not widely used in the United States

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    a small Australian parrot (US: not distinguished from other parakeets) buggered (vulgar, literally a synonym for 'sodomised') worn out; broken; thwarted, undermined, in a predicament, e.g. "If we miss the last bus home, we're buggered" (US: screwed). Also used to indicated lack of motivation as in "I can't be buggered". (US: "I can't be bothered.")

  7. BLUF (communication) - Wikipedia

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    Address the issue raised. Do not avoid the question or answer a different question. If you can't answer the question or address the issue, state why." And "Give members of Congress the Bottom Line Up Front; be direct and to the point using clear, concise, and straightforward language." [10]

  8. Today’s NYT ‘Strands’ Hints, Spangram and Answers for ...

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    Here are the first two letters for each word: SM. LO. TO. GI. WO. TO. MI. TR. JO (SPANGRAM) NYT Strands Spangram Answer Today. Today's spangram answer on Wednesday, February 12, 2025, is JOURNEY.

  9. Non-heterosexual - Wikipedia

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    [15] [20] [21] When used by those who do not identify as LGB or when used by LGB people disparagingly, the terms are generally considered pejorative, so non-heterosexual is a default and innocuous term unlikely to offend readers. [22] For example, the Kinsey scale can be divided between those exclusively heterosexual and everyone else. [23]