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Top of Page Science and Technology News | US News | World News The world is a very busy place, and it's hard to stay on top of everything. Infoplease has got you covered. Here are the world news…militia
(Encyclopedia) militiamilitiaməlĭshˈə [key], military organization composed of citizens enrolled and trained for service in times of national emergency. Its ranks may be filled either by enlistment…Current Events This Week: January 2023
Top of Page World News | US News | Disaster News | Science & Technology News It's a busy world out there, so that’s why we’ve boiled it all down to our top stories for each week of January,…“High Crimes and Misdemeanors:” A Short History of Impeachment
Legal action at the highest level The right to impeach public officials is secured by the U.S. Constitution in Article I, Sections 2 and 3, which discuss the procedure, and in Article II, Section 4…Current Events This Week: July 2023
Top of Page World News | U.S. News | Disaster News | Science & Technology News It's a busy world out there, so that’s why we’ve boiled it all down to our top stories for each week of July 2023…Our Top 5 Stories for the Week of October 4, 2021
It’s been a busy week, from malaria breakthroughs to increasing violence in Afghanistan. Who has time to keep track of it all? That’s why we’ve boiled it all down to our top five stories of the week…Brewer's: Tib and Tom
Tib is the ace of trumps, and Tom is the knave of trumps in the game of Gleek. “That gamester needs must overcome, That can play both Tib and Tom.” Randolph: Hermuphrodite, p. 640.…Brewer's: Tonans
Delirium tonans. Loud talk, exaggeration, gasconade. Blackwood's Magazine (1869) introduced the expression in the following clause: “Irishmen are the victims of that terrible malady that…Brewer's: Trulli
Female spirits noted for their kindness to men. (RandleHolms: Academy of Armory.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894TrumpTruepenny A B C D E F G H I J…Brewer's: Tongues
The Italian is pleasant, but without sinews, as still fleeting water. The French - delicate, but like an overnice woman, scarce daring to open her lips for fear of marriage her countenance…