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noun
- 1. an object or piece of extraneous matter that has entered the body by accident or design: "the intrauterine device is a foreign body"
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20 hours ago · The G20 or Group of 20 is an intergovernmental forum comprising 19 sovereign countries, the European Union (EU), and the African Union (AU). [ 2 ][ 3 ] It works to address major issues related to the global economy, such as international financial stability, climate change mitigation and sustainable development.
20 hours ago · A Kaqchikel family in the hamlet of Patzutzun, Guatemala, 1993. There is no generally accepted definition of Indigenous peoples, [a] [1] [2] [3] although in the 21st century the focus has been on self-identification, cultural difference from other groups in a state, a special relationship with their traditional territory, and an experience of subjugation and discrimination under a dominant ...
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20 hours ago · The reverse side of the Great Seal of the United States (1776). The Latin phrase novus ordo seclorum, appearing on the reverse side of the Great Seal since 1782 and on the back of the U.S. one-dollar bill since 1935, translates to "New Order of the Ages", [1] and alludes to the beginning of an era where the United States of America is an independent nation-state; conspiracy theorists claim ...
20 hours ago · Spaceflight(or space flight) is an application of astronauticsto fly objects, usually spacecraft, into or through outer space, either withor without humans on board. Most spaceflight is uncrewed and conducted mainly with spacecraft such as satellitesin orbit around Earth, but also includes space probesfor flights beyond Earth orbit.
