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BALIKATAN
- Philippine Tagalog word meaning "shoulder-to-shoulder" or "shouldering the load together."
- Usage: Live coverage of a Pentagon press conference with U.S. Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld, who was discussing recent deployments of U.S. military personnel to assist the Philippines military in confronting the Islamic rebel group Abu Sayyaf.
Source: Various on-line resources.
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STALWART
- Marked by outstanding strength and vigor of body, mind, or spirit.
- Usage: Live coverage of a Pentagon press conference with U.S. Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld, who was discussing the support being received by allies of the U.S. position on Iraq.
Source: Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, Tenth Edition.
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VIS-A-VIS
- Face-to-face with; in relation to; as compared with.
- Usage: Interview on the topic of Iraqi President Saddam Hussein's ongoing campaign to thwart the efforts, mandates and resolutions of the United Nations.
Source: Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, Tenth Edition.
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