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COUP DE MAIN
- A sudden attack in force.
- Usage: Coverage of a press briefing at the U.S. Pentagon.
Source: Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, Tenth Edition.
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GUANGDONG
- A lush, subtropical province in southern China where SARS is believed to have originated.
- Usage: Reports on the spread of a mysterious respiratory illness that originated in southern China.
Source: Various on-line resources.
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SARS
- Acronym for "Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome," a new member of the coronavirus family responsible for an outbreak of flu-like illness that has rapidly spread to several areas of the globe and to date is responsible for more than 100 deaths and has infected at least 2,400 worldwide.
- Usage: Reports on the spread of a mysterious respiratory illness that originated in southern China.
Source: Various on-line resources.
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SYNERGISM
- Interaction of discrete agencies (as industrial firms), agents (as drugs), or conditions such that the total effect is greater than the sum of the individual effects.
- Usage: Coverage of a press briefing at the U.S. Pentagon.
Source: Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, Tenth Edition.
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