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Brewer's: De Die in Diem
From day to day continuously, till the business is completed. “The Ministry have elected to go on de die in diem.” —Newspaper paragraph, December, 1885. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and…Brewer's: De Haut en Bas
Superciliously. “She used to treat him a little de haut en bas.” —C.Reade. But Du haut en bas. From top to bottom. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894De JureDe…Mohammed bin Salman
(Encyclopedia) Mohammed bin Salman, 1985–, crown prince of Saudi Arabia, b. Riyadh. The son of King Salman bin Abdul Aziz, he received a law degree from King Saud Univ. (2007) and then worked in…Hun Sen
(Encyclopedia) Hun SenHun Senh&oobreve;n sĕn [key], 1952–, Cambodian political leader, premier of Cambodia (1985–93, 1998–; second premier, 1993–98). A member of the Khmer Rouge from 1970, he…encomienda
(Encyclopedia) encomiendaencomiendaānkōmyānˈdä [key] [Span. encomendar=to entrust], system of tributory labor established in Spanish America. Developed as a means of securing an adequate and cheap…November 2009 Current Events: World News
U.S. News | Business/Science News Here are the key events in world news for the month of November 2009. Palestinian Leader Will Not Seek Reelection (Nov. 5): Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas…Deng Xiaoping
One of the old guard of the Chinese Communist Party, Deng Xiaoping became the party's Secretary General in 1954, but was purged by Chairman Mao in 1966 for his strong objections to the excesses of…Haiti Department of State Background
U.S. Department of State Background Note Haiti Index: People History Economy Foreign Relations U.S.-Haiti Relations PEOPLEAlthough Haiti averages about 302 people per square kilometer, its…Maximilien Robespierre
Name at birth: Maximilien François Marie Isidore de RobespierreInfluenced by Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Robespierre went from being active in the National Assembly of France to being a leader of the…Ingushetia
(Encyclopedia) IngushetiaIngushetiaĭngˌg&oomacr;shĕtˈēə, –shēˈshə [key] or Ingush RepublicIngushetiaĭng&oomacr;shˈ [key], republic, c.1,240 sq mi (3,210 sq km), Russian Federation, in the N…Trending
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