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an article written by the editor (or senior staff) of a newspaper or magazine, giving the...

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the actual interest rate that an investment is affected by and therefore takes into account the...

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a muscle, gland or organ capable of responding to a nerve impulse in order to bring about a...

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a blood vessel that carries blood away from the glomerulus and branches to form a capillary...

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