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The abbreviation is not always a short form of the word used in the clue. For example: "Knight" for N (the symbol used in chess notation) Taking this one stage further, the clue word can hint at the word or words to be abbreviated rather than giving the word itself. For example: "About" for C or CA (for "circa"), or RE.
Having twice bid for hosting the Olympic Games (unofficially six times since 1960), [7] Toronto, along with other communities in the area known as the Greater Golden Horseshoe, bid for the 2015 Pan-American Games. [8] The budget was set at $2.43 billion ($1.43 billion for the games and $1 billion for the village).
A crossword(or crossword puzzle) is a word gameconsisting of a grid of black and white squares, into which solvers enter words or phrases ("entries") crossing each other horizontally ("across") and vertically ("down") according to a set of clues. Each white square is typically filled with one letter, while the black squares are used to separate ...
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The Diccionario de la lengua española[a] (DLE; [b] English: Dictionary of the Spanish language) is the authoritative dictionary of the Spanish language. [1] It is produced, edited and published by the Royal Spanish Academy, with the participation of the Association of Academies of the Spanish Language. It was first published in 1780, as the ...
The bid's budget will be between $30.2 million and $35.3 million. [5] In December 2011, Madrid's new mayor, Ana Botella confirmed her support for the bid. [6] In January 2012, the bid received the support of the Spanish Committee of Representatives of Persons with Disabilities. [7] Madrid 2020 revealed their logo and website on January 30, 2012 ...
1999 Pan American Games. Three cities submitted bids to host the 1999 Pan American Games. Voting took place on 31 July, 1994, in Guayaquil, Ecuador. [1] [2] Winnipeg, Santo Domingo, and Bogotá reached the final stage, and the assembly awarded Winnipeg the hosting rights following a deadlock. As 1999 was the last year in the 20th century, a ...
Scott Givens, speaking for the bid committee, cited a "damaged reputation" [3] due to failed negotiations surrounding the 49ers' stadium. Ultimately, Chicago was elected by the USOC to be the U.S. bid city for 2016. Chicago lost their bid in the first round to the eventual final winner, Rio de Janeiro, when the IOC