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jumps

Posted by Grant Barrett on August 9, 2009 · Add Comment

DNA diet

Posted by Grant Barrett on March 31, 2009 · Add Comment

scamera

Posted by Grant Barrett on February 9, 2009 · Add Comment

surface bargaining

Posted by Grant Barrett on December 12, 2008 · Add Comment

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U-turn transaction

Posted by Grant Barrett on November 11, 2008 · Add Comment

U-turn transaction n.— «Iranian banks and other institutions could previously send transactions through US banks as long as they were initiated by a non-Iranian or American bank outside the US and ended in a non- Iranian or American bank outside the US. That practice, known as “U-Turn” transactions, has been banned in attempt to further isolate [...]
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helicopter engagement

Posted by Grant Barrett on January 26, 2008 · Add Comment

helicopter engagement n.— «Later Rasheed, dressed in a floor-length black overcoat, held three town meetings where Haditha residents begged for help from the provincial government, based in Ramadi. The sessions were part of what the Marines call “helicopter engagement,” an attempt to introduce provincial politicians to their constituents.» —“I’m from the government…“ by Tony Perry in Haditha, Iraq Los Angeles [...]
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