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Common Usage Dilemmas: Mixed Metaphors: A Dollar Late and a Day Short
Mixed Metaphors: A Dollar Late and a Day ShortCommon Usage DilemmasIntroductionDangling Modifiers: CounterintelligenceMisplaced Modifiers: Lost and FoundMixed Metaphors: A Dollar Late and a Day…2003 Median Value (Dollars) for All Owner-Occupied Housing Units
Rank EstimateLower boundUpper bound1.California$316,597$313,883$319,3112.Hawaii302,315250,250354,3803.Massachusetts300,767296,228305,3064.District of Columbia246,310239,308253,3125.New…Rubin, Robert Edward
(Encyclopedia) Rubin, Robert EdwardRubin, Robert Edwardr&oomacr;ˈbĭn [key], 1938–, U.S. business executive and government official, b. New York City. A graduate of Harvard, he attended the London…Special Drawing Rights
(Encyclopedia) Special Drawing Rights (SDRs), type of international monetary reserve currency established (1968) by the International Monetary Fund (IMF). Created in response to worries concerning…free silver
(Encyclopedia) free silver, in U.S. history, term designating the political movement for the unlimited coinage of silver. In 1896 free silver became the major issue of a presidential campaign when…swift
(Encyclopedia) swift, common name for small, swallowlike birds related to the hummingbird and found all over the world, chiefly in the tropics. They range in size from 6 to 12 in. (15–30 cm) in…Lagarde, Christine
(Encyclopedia) Lagarde, Christine (Christine Madeleine Odette Lallouette Lagarde)Lagarde, Christinekrĭstēnˈ lägärdˈ [key], 1956–, French lawyer and government official, the first woman to head the…Miami Beach
(Encyclopedia) Miami Beach, city (1990 pop. 92,639), Dade co., SE Fla., on an island between Biscayne Bay and the Atlantic Ocean; inc. 1915. It is connected to Miami by four causeways. Miami Beach is…money
(Encyclopedia) money, term that refers to two concepts: the abstract unit of account in terms of which the value of goods, services, and obligations can be compared; and anything that is widely…cosmetics
(Encyclopedia) cosmetics, preparations externally applied to change or enhance the beauty of skin, hair, nails, lips, and eyes. The use of body paint for ornamental and religious purposes has been…Trending
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