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○○○ backbone ⪢⪢
Though introduced 30 years after helicopters were a part of the U.S. air fleet, the CH-47 Chinook became the backbone of numerous major operations carried out by the military.
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⨀⨀⨀ baguette ⪢⪢
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○○○ baking pan ⪢⪢
→ cookie sheet
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⨀⨀⨀ ball ⪢⪢
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⨀⨀⨀ ball ⪢⪢
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○○○ ballot ⪢⪢
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○○○ ball·bowl·bowel ⪢⪢
#bookmark
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○○○ basis point ⪢⪢
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○○○ batter ⪢⪢
We drop the batter by big teaspoons full onto the cookie sheets.
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○○○ bear ⪢⪢
Don't sell the bear skin before killing the bear. #quote
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○○○ bedrock ⪢⪢
Finally and most importantly, mountains have deformed bedrock, meaning the layers of rock beneath the surface have been folded, faulted and tilted by the movement of Earth's crust.
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○○○ begin work on ⪢⪢
And in Nairobi, the Kenyan government and the World Health Organization begin work on the first of several planned medical emergency centers across Africa. 2022-07-11
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⨀⨀⨀ Bethsaida ⪢⪢
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◌◌◌ bill
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○○○ bird ⪢⪢
A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. #quote
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⨀⨀⨀ Birria ⪢⪢
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○○○ bizarre ⪢⪢
North Korea released a bizarre hollywood style video this week, promoting the country's recent missile test launch.
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Songs in Easy English
 
○○○ black box ⪢⪢
In China, officials say they have recovered the "black box" flight recorder of the China Eastern Airplane that crashed days ago, killing 132 people. 2022-03-23
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○○○ Black Friday ⪢⪢
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○○○ Black Friday ⪢⪢
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○○○ blackmail ⪢⪢
Bezos accused the owner of the National Enquirer tabloid newspaper of blackmail. Bezos wrote the tabloid threatened to publish private photographs of him and his girl friend if he did not stop his investigation into its practices.
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◎◎◎ blackmail ⪢⪢
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○○○ blow something/someone out of the water ⪢⪢
It was once thought Britain was home to the world's oldest stone circles but Gobekli Tepe blows Stonehenge out of the water. The most ancient organic material found in the fabric of the stone work was radiocarbon dated to before 9,000 BC. #bookmark
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○○○ Boeing Vertol ⪢⪢
Developed in the 1950s by Boeing Vertol, the CH-47 Chinook took its first flight in 1962 with the intention to provide heavy lift transport capabilities in rugged terrain and combat situations.
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○○○ bombard ⪢⪢
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◎◎◎ boomeritis ⪢⪢
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○○○ boulder ⪢⪢
You're going to push that boulder up the mountain and it's going to roll right back down. And then you're going to push it up there again. #bookmark
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⨀⨀⨀ bowel ⪢⪢
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○○○ bowl ⪢⪢
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⨀⨀⨀ bowl ⪢⪢
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○○○ bribe ⪢⪢
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○○○ brim ⪢⪢
But now the Thames is brimming with sea life.
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◎◎◎ bromance ⪢⪢
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○○○ brought on ⪢⪢
In Brazil more than 400,000 people have been affected by flooding _____ by heavy rains along the Amazon River.
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○○○ bruin ⪢⪢
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◎◎◎ bulimia ⪢⪢
A woman who has _____ will sometimes eat large amounts of food but they will try to eliminate the food by vomiting. → anorexia
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○○○ burgeoning ⪢⪢
The need for palm oil has led to the creation of large plantations, especially in Southeast Asia. The group Amnesty International says the burgeoning demand is causing labor rights abuses on many plantations.
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◎◎◎ burgeoning ⪢⪢
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○○○ burglar ⪢⪢
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○○○ burst ⪢⪢
In the spring of 1985, a real killer from Brooklyn burst onto the scene, one of the most gifted heavyweights in history according to many boxing fans.
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○○○ business ⪢⪢
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○○○ bust ⪢⪢
A woman is in handcuffs busted by two law enforcement officers. But you may be surprised at the charge. Her offense; she was walking her two dogs off leash. #bookmark
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○○○ busy ⪢⪢
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○○○ but ⪢⪢
The intelligence report due to the Congress later this month but without clear conclusions it may leave the public but more questions than answers. #bookmark
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○○○ The beard does not make the philosopher. ⪢⪢
#quote
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○○○ The Boeing 747 ⪢⪢
2023-02-01 #front
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