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"Liagora":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a genus of marine red algae (family Helminthocladiaceae) characterized by the branched cylindrical thallus and by calcification of the gelatinous matrix so that it is often brittle and of a chalky texture":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"New Latin, after Liagora , a nereid, from Greek Leiagor\u0113":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"l\u012b\u02c8ag\u0259r\u0259"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-033805",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"Lianyungang":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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"city in the province of Jiangsu, eastern China population 897,000":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8ly\u00e4n-\u02c8y\u00fcn-\u02c8g\u00e4\u014b"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-102303",
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"type":[
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"geographical name"
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]
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},
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"Liassic":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": of, relating to, or being a subdivision of the European Jurassic":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1833, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"modification of French liasique , from Lias":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"l\u012b-\u02c8a-sik"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-131829",
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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]
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},
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"liabilities":{
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"antonyms":[
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"advantage",
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"asset",
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"edge",
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"plus"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": one that acts as a disadvantage : drawback":[
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"This scandal makes the candidate a liability for the party."
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],
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": probability":[],
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": the quality or state of being liable":[
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"was cleared of liability for the accident"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"The company is trying to limit its liability in this case.",
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"a retired football player whose chief asset\u2014his prodigious girth\u2014has now become a liability",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"In the sequel, Perrotta addresses this liability \u2014the girl-boss problem\u2014through scenes that depict Tracy plugging away on her students\u2019 behalf, with nary a plaque nor an audience in sight. \u2014 Katy Waldman, The New Yorker , 13 June 2022",
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"There are issues with billing and reimbursement, liability , malpractice, e-commerce regulation, fraud and abuse, anti-corruption, and global tax compliance. \u2014 Christopher Elliott, Forbes , 4 June 2022",
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"The Bubble Act wasn\u2019t repealed until 1825, and Parliament didn\u2019t authorize incorporation of limited- liability companies without support from a royal charter or legislation until the mid-1850s. \u2014 WSJ , 31 May 2022",
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"Repeal the immunity that protects gun manufacturers from liability . \u2014 Rosa Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR , 3 June 2022",
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"Finally, lawmakers must repeal the immunity that protects gun manufacturers from liability and address the country's mental health crisis, sending more counselors and nurses to schools. \u2014 Catherine Garcia, The Week , 3 June 2022",
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"The settlement was notable because the plaintiffs\u2019 legal team devised a way around a 2005 federal law that shields gun companies from civil liability . \u2014 Guillermo Contreras, San Antonio Express-News , 2 June 2022",
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"Gun rights groups said the settlement would likely have little effect on rifle sales and gun makers, who continue to be shielded from liability in most cases under federal law. \u2014 CBS News , 1 June 2022",
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"The legislation shields gun manufacturers from legal liability in almost all instances where their firearms are criminally used -- with exceptions for defects in gun design, breach of contract and negligence. \u2014 Adam Carlson, ABC News , 28 May 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1705, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02ccl\u012b-\u0259-\u02c8bi-l\u0259-t\u0113"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"debit",
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"disadvantage",
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"disbenefit",
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"downside",
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"drawback",
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"handicap",
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"incommodity",
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"minus",
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"negative",
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"strike"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-094351",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"liability":{
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"antonyms":[
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"advantage",
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"asset",
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"edge",
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"plus"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": one that acts as a disadvantage : drawback":[
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"This scandal makes the candidate a liability for the party."
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],
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": probability":[],
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": the quality or state of being liable":[
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"was cleared of liability for the accident"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"The company is trying to limit its liability in this case.",
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"a retired football player whose chief asset\u2014his prodigious girth\u2014has now become a liability",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"In the sequel, Perrotta addresses this liability \u2014the girl-boss problem\u2014through scenes that depict Tracy plugging away on her students\u2019 behalf, with nary a plaque nor an audience in sight. \u2014 Katy Waldman, The New Yorker , 13 June 2022",
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"There are issues with billing and reimbursement, liability , malpractice, e-commerce regulation, fraud and abuse, anti-corruption, and global tax compliance. \u2014 Christopher Elliott, Forbes , 4 June 2022",
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"The Bubble Act wasn\u2019t repealed until 1825, and Parliament didn\u2019t authorize incorporation of limited- liability companies without support from a royal charter or legislation until the mid-1850s. \u2014 WSJ , 31 May 2022",
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"Repeal the immunity that protects gun manufacturers from liability . \u2014 Rosa Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR , 3 June 2022",
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"Finally, lawmakers must repeal the immunity that protects gun manufacturers from liability and address the country's mental health crisis, sending more counselors and nurses to schools. \u2014 Catherine Garcia, The Week , 3 June 2022",
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"The settlement was notable because the plaintiffs\u2019 legal team devised a way around a 2005 federal law that shields gun companies from civil liability . \u2014 Guillermo Contreras, San Antonio Express-News , 2 June 2022",
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"Gun rights groups said the settlement would likely have little effect on rifle sales and gun makers, who continue to be shielded from liability in most cases under federal law. \u2014 CBS News , 1 June 2022",
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"The legislation shields gun manufacturers from legal liability in almost all instances where their firearms are criminally used -- with exceptions for defects in gun design, breach of contract and negligence. \u2014 Adam Carlson, ABC News , 28 May 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1705, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02ccl\u012b-\u0259-\u02c8bi-l\u0259-t\u0113"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"debit",
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"disadvantage",
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"disbenefit",
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"downside",
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"drawback",
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"handicap",
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"incommodity",
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"minus",
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"negative",
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"strike"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-170344",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"liable":{
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"antonyms":[
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"insusceptible",
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"invulnerable",
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"unexposed",
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"unsusceptible"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": being in a position to incur":[
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"\u2014 used with to liable to a fine"
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],
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": exposed or subject to some usually adverse contingency or action":[
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"watch out or you're liable to fall"
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],
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": obligated according to law or equity (see equity sense 3 ) : responsible":[
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"liable for the debts incurred by his wife"
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],
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": subject to appropriation or attachment":[
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"All his property is liable to pay his debts."
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"If someone gets hurt on your property, you could be liable .",
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"because of his frail constitution, he's liable to diseases",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"President Joe Biden called for Congress to lift the immunity that protects gun makers from being held liable in a speech from the White House on June 2. \u2014 Teddy Grant, ABC News , 8 June 2022",
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"The act, passed in 2005 following extensive lobbying from the National Rifle Association, protects firearms manufacturers from being held liable when their products are used in criminal acts. \u2014 Anna Kaplan, Forbes , 4 June 2022",
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"Some Wall Street banks are now stepping away from SPACs, concerned that they will be held liable in shareholder lawsuits for overhyped financial projections made by private companies that merge with a SPAC. \u2014 New York Times , 3 June 2022",
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"Monell is US Supreme Court ruling decided in 1978 that determined a city government can be held liable if a policy or custom results in a constitutional violation by an employee. \u2014 Aya Elamroussi And Andy Rose, CNN , 1 June 2022",
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"One of the family attorneys, Buffalo lawyer Terrence Connors, has successfully argued that gun manufacturers or distributors can be held liable in a criminal shooting. \u2014 Gary Craig, USA TODAY , 17 May 2022",
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"The city, Reiter said, would contractually ensure its taxpayers would not be held liable in the event of a cancellation. \u2014 Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune , 29 Apr. 2022",
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"Texas caps medical malpractice awards at $250,000 for noneconomic losses, such as pain and suffering, and the low caps mean businesses are not particularly afraid of being held liable . \u2014 Niran Al-agba, The New Republic , 21 Feb. 2022",
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"In late February, Amit Mehta, one of the D.C. federal judges hearing January 6 cases, ruled that Trump could be held civilly liable for egging on participants in the Capitol riot. \u2014 Mark Hosenball, The New Republic , 13 June 2022"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English lyable , from Anglo-French *liable , from lier to bind, from Latin ligare \u2014 more at ligature":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"especially in sense 2 often \u02c8l\u012b-b\u0259l",
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"\u02c8l\u012b-\u0259-b\u0259l"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for liable liable , open , exposed , subject , prone , susceptible , sensitive mean being by nature or through circumstances likely to experience something adverse. liable implies a possibility or probability of incurring something because of position, nature, or particular situation. liable to get lost open stresses a lack of barriers preventing incurrence. a claim open to question exposed suggests lack of protection or powers of resistance against something actually present or threatening. exposed to infection subject implies an openness for any reason to something that must be suffered or undergone. all reports are subject to review prone stresses natural tendency or propensity to incur something. prone to delay susceptible implies conditions existing in one's nature or individual constitution that make incurrence probable. very susceptible to flattery sensitive implies a readiness to respond to or be influenced by forces or stimuli. unduly sensitive to criticism synonyms see in addition responsible",
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"synonyms":[
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"endangered",
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"exposed",
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"open",
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"sensitive",
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"subject (to)",
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"susceptible",
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"vulnerable"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-170836",
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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]
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},
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"liableness":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": the quality or state of being liable":[
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"mutability and liableness to change",
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"\u2014 Ralph Wardlaw"
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]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-030430",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"liaise":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": to act as a liaison officer":[],
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": to establish liaison":[
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"was sent to Rome to liaise with the new government"
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]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Iswanto Hartono moved to Kassel with their families in 2020 to liaise with Documenta\u2019s staff and lay the groundwork for the exhibition. \u2014 New York Times , 9 June 2022",
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"Khaled Tawfik, who steps into the role on April 18, said one of the main reasons he was attracted to San Jose was its location in the nation\u2019s largest tech hub and the possibilities to liaise with tech companies on government projects. \u2014 Isabelle Bousquette, WSJ , 1 Apr. 2022",
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"Again, Ngonmo is tackling representation and helping to liaise between people of color who are studied and experts in their field with the top businesses. \u2014 Valentina Di Donato, Forbes , 19 Mar. 2022",
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"The company used their contacts on the ground to liaise with the hotels and guides their clients were using. \u2014 Julia Buckley, CNN , 5 Mar. 2022",
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"Companies in some sectors are now required to report cyberattacks, appoint dedicated staff to liaise with officials, and must design their networks to conform with zero-trust principles. \u2014 James Rundle, WSJ , 3 Jan. 2022",
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"Congress is considering the Reconciliation in Place Names Act, which would create an advisory board to liaise with tribal and cultural groups in a national renaming effort. \u2014 Gregory Thomas, San Francisco Chronicle , 22 Nov. 2021",
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"Congress is considering the Reconciliation in Place Names Act, which would create an advisory board to liaise with tribal and cultural groups in a national renaming effort. \u2014 Gregory Thomas, San Francisco Chronicle , 22 Nov. 2021",
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"Congress is considering the Reconciliation in Place Names Act, which would create an advisory board to liaise with tribal and cultural groups in a national renaming effort. \u2014 Gregory Thomas, San Francisco Chronicle , 22 Nov. 2021"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1928, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"back-formation from liaison":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"l\u0113-\u02c8\u0101z"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-085919",
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"type":[
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"liaison":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a binding or thickening agent used in cooking":[
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"a butter and flour liaison"
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],
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": a close bond or connection : interrelationship":[],
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": a person who establishes and maintains communication for mutual understanding and cooperation":[
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"a press liaison"
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],
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": an illicit sexual relationship : affair sense 3a":[],
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": communication for establishing and maintaining mutual understanding and cooperation (as between parts of an armed force)":[],
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": the pronunciation of an otherwise absent consonant sound at the end of the first of two consecutive words the second of which begins with a vowel sound and follows without pause":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Today's army works on rotations; soldiers are deployed for about a year and then (in principle at least) they come home. When that happens, local liaisons and intelligence relationships must be rebuilt. \u2014 James K. Galbraith , Mother Jones , March/April 2006",
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"I had known Korologos when I was Solicitor General, and he was the Nixon White House's liaison to the Senate. He was a great support. \u2014 Robert H. Bork , The Tempting of America , 1990",
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"Gossip columnists began to infer from Evelyn's disappearances that she was engaging in reckless liaisons , and her name was linked with dozens of men around town. \u2014 E. L. Doctorow , Ragtime , (1974) 1975",
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"She acts as a liaison between the police department and city schools.",
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"Administrators need to maintain better liaison with employees.",
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"Administrators need to establish a close liaison with employees.",
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"He regretted his liaison with a woman from the office.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The Chinese government\u2019s liaison office in Hong Kong congratulated Mr. Lee, calling the election another successful practice for developing democracy with Hong Kong characteristics. \u2014 Cao Li, WSJ , 8 May 2022",
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"First Class Crystal Seymore is an Army liaison officer for the families of the fallen and is based out of Dover. \u2014 Jennifer Griffin, Fox News , 28 May 2022",
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"The lawsuit alleges she was required to notify police, specifically the high school's liaison officer, of the possibility that Crumbley was a victim of child abuse and neglect and posed a risk to himself and others. \u2014 ABC News , 24 May 2022",
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"The Oak Lawn Village Board this week renewed agreements for a police liaison officer for the Oak Lawn High School District 229, access school cameras in real time and for police to write tickets for parking violations on school property. \u2014 Jesse Wright, Chicago Tribune , 13 May 2022",
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"Johnelyn Cadang, a liaison officer with the Connecticut Army National Guard. \u2014 Eliza Fawcett, courant.com , 4 Mar. 2022",
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"The lawsuit said officials also repeatedly failed to notify the school safety liaison officer about incidents involving Crumbley. \u2014 Sonia Moghe, CNN , 13 Jan. 2022",
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"Monday\u2019s gathering was held to celebrate the birthday of Mr. Hung, also the principal liaison officer for Hong Kong at the administrative body of the Qianhai Free Trade Zone in the neighboring mainland Chinese city Shenzhen. \u2014 Newley Purnell, WSJ , 7 Jan. 2022",
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"The department also uses an emergency liaison officer to help distribute patients across the city and balance the loads with the conditions of the hospitals, Donnelly said. \u2014 Washington Post , 31 Dec. 2021"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"circa 1648, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"French, from Middle French, from lier , from Old French":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"nonstandard \u02c8l\u0101-\u0259-",
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"l\u0113-\u02c8\u0101-",
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"\u02c8l\u0113-\u0259-\u02ccz\u00e4n"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[
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"affinity",
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"association",
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"bearing",
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"connection",
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"kinship",
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"linkage",
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"relation",
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"relationship"
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],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-041252",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"liaison aircraft":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a light airplane or helicopter used by military forces for courier and staff work behind the lines and for limited reconnaissance and artillery spotting over battle lines":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-201104",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"liana":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": any of various usually woody vines especially of tropical rain forests that root in the ground":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Famously, the liana is one of the two main ingredients in a ritual drink called ayahuasca, which can induce hallucinations or an altered state of mind. \u2014 Kiona N. Smith, Ars Technica , 16 May 2022",
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"It might be dominated by an invasive species such as lianas \u2014 the big woody vines that Tarzan swings from which can quickly take over tropical land \u2014 or molinia \u2014 a grass that spreads across the Welsh uplands after fields stop being grazed. \u2014 Isabella Kaminski, Wired , 25 Dec. 2019",
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"Aura Mugler Eau de Parfum, $75 Aura Mugler\u2019s smoky-sweet blend comes from notes of tiger liana , rhubarb leaves, and a hint of vanilla. \u2014 Ruby Buddemeyer, Marie Claire , 25 Dec. 2015",
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"In eight of the forested plots, every liana was severed and killed. \u2014 Jackson Landers, Smithsonian , 13 June 2017",
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"But much of the forest canopy is spread out below, a sweeping green expanse of trees, lianas , and their inhabitants. \u2014 Christian Ziegler, National Geographic , 29 Sep. 2016",
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"In eight of the forested plots, every liana was severed and killed. \u2014 Jackson Landers, Smithsonian , 13 June 2017",
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"In an impromptu rite one day during the 2002 expedition, Tepi helped prepare an infusion of psychotropic eye drops made from a mixture of water and the shavings of tree and liana bark. \u2014 National Geographic , 17 Mar. 2017"
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"first_known_use":{
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"1796, in the meaning defined above":""
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"French liane":""
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"pronounciation":[
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"l\u0113-\u02c8\u00e4-n\u0259",
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"-\u02c8a-"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220706-204904",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"liang":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": an old Chinese unit of weight equal to \u00b9/\u2081\u2086 catty and equivalent to a little more than an ounce avoirdupois":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Chinese (Pekingese) liang 3":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"l\u0113\u02c8\u00e4\u014b",
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"-\u02c8a\u014b"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-112255",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"liangle":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":[
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"Definition of liangle variant spelling of leeangle"
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],
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":[],
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"history_and_etymology":[],
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220704-123531",
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"type":[]
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},
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"liatris":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a genus of perennial American herbs (family Compositae) having aromatic often cormous roots, linear grassy leaves, and spikes of rose-purple or white discoid heads of perfect tubular flowers \u2014 see blazing star , button snakeroot":[],
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": any of several herbs of Liatris or the closely related genus Trilisa (as wild vanilla and the button snakeroot) sometimes used in medicine":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{},
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"New Latin":""
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"l\u012b\u02c8a\u2027tr\u0259\u0307s",
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"\u02c8l\u012b\u0259\u2027t-"
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],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-080500",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"liar":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a person who tells lies":[
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"has a reputation as a liar"
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]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8l\u012b-\u0259r",
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"\u02c8l\u012b(-\u0259)r"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"fabricator",
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"fabulist",
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"fibber",
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"prevaricator",
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"storyteller"
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],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
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"She called him a dirty liar .",
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"she knew he was a liar when he started claiming that he was an astronaut",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The portrait that emerges is a pretty simple one: The guy is a liar and a dummy. \u2014 Alex Shephard, The New Republic , 16 June 2022",
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"Depp insisted that Heard was the liar and abuser in the relationship. \u2014 Steven P. Dinkin, San Diego Union-Tribune , 12 June 2022",
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"During cross examination, Cosby's attorney Jennifer Bonjean accused Huth of being a liar several times for delivering two versions of her story. \u2014 Jonathan Landrum Jr., USA TODAY , 8 June 2022",
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"During cross examination, Cosby's attorney Jennifer Bonjean accused Huth of being a liar several times for delivering two versions of her story. \u2014 CBS News , 8 June 2022",
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"For the sixteenth-century barber-surgeon Ambroise Par\u00e9, pain was a deadly liar . \u2014 Laura Kolbe, The New York Review of Books , 8 June 2022",
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"Franklin also isn't a particularly good liar , which makes for some uncomfortable and amusing moments as questions begin piling up. \u2014 Brian Lowry, CNN , 20 May 2022",
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"Graham and Jim try to fight it by telling everyone that Kristen slept with Graham and now is trying to hurt him, but Kristen is a great liar . \u2014 Maggie Fremont, Vulture , 27 Sep. 2021",
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"Trump was not the first liar in the Oval Office, and unlike some of his predecessors, he was fiercely challenged by an adversarial press and an opposition party keen to decry his every statement. \u2014 Rebecca Panovka, Harper's Magazine , 20 July 2021"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English, from Old English l\u0113ogere , from l\u0113ogan to lie \u2014 more at lie":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-012018"
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},
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"Liaoyang":{
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"type":[
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"geographical name"
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],
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"definitions":{
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"city in the province of Liaoning , northeastern China, northeast of Anshan population 735,000":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8lyau\u0307-\u02c8y\u00e4\u014b"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-041837"
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},
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"Liard":{
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"type":[
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"geographical name"
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],
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"definitions":{
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"river 755 miles (1215 kilometers) long in western Canada flowing from the Stikine Ranges in Yukon east and north into the Mackenzie River":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8l\u0113-\u0259rd"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-082428"
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}
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} |