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These days, we hear and read a lot about battalions of government workers getting fired. The meaning of “fired” (“to ...

The American crypto industry may be on the eve of a historic change of course. Paul Atkins, former SEC commissioner and ...

A chicane is a manmade serpentine curve in a roadway, which are meant to force drivers to make extra turns, in order to slow ...

April—time of showers and spring flowers, all manner of leavened breads and the complete absence thereof.

Translation of the Titles of Academic Papers on Petroleum in English and Chinese. Open Access Library Journal, 12, 1-10. doi: 10.4236/oalib.1112937 . Petroleum English is a kind of English for ...

James Horncastle does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations ...

Who are the Alawites? The sect has its roots in Shia Islam. The word Alawite means “follower of Ali,” the cousin and son-in-law of the Prophet Mohammad. It can be traced back to the 9th and 10th ...

What does this phrase mean? The term “coalition of the willing” refers to a pragmatic ad hoc grouping of countries allied for a common cause, typically a joint military effort. This is not the first ...

“It means they’re not fully invested, they know you care more than they do and they’re laying the groundwork to excuse their future bad behavior.” The phrase “I don’t want to hurt you ...

The Guardians signed former Baltimore Orioles left-handed starting pitcher, John Means, to a one-year contract. The initial value of Mean’s contract is $1 million. The contract includes an ...

and well-being are included in the definition of freedom. “One of the major purposes of the ‘individual liberty’ language is to divide workers and make them think only of themselves ...