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COTE D'AZUR
- Coast region of southeast France on the Mediterranean, part of the Riviera.
- Usage: Report on artificial beach created on River Seine in Paris, France.
Source: Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, Tenth Edition.
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PETANQUE
- A popular variation of the French ball game Boules, played with heavy steel balls on a level playing surface, with both feet placed together within the circle of play.
- Usage: Report on artificial beach created on River Seine in Paris, France.
Source: Various on-line resources, including The World Wide Web Petanque and Boule Community.
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POSSE COMITATUS
- A law passed by the U.S. Congress in 1878 that prohibits search, seizure, or arrest powers to US military personnel, amended in 1981 to permit increased Department of Defense support of drug interdiction and other law enforcement activities; actual text: "From and after the passage of this act it shall not be lawful to employ any part of the Army of the United States, as a posse comitatus, or otherwise, for the purpose of executing the laws, except in such cases and under such circumstances as such employment of said force may be expressly authorized by the Constitution or by act of Congress."
- Usage: Report on possible future use of U.S. military for domestic homeland security activities.
Source: Derived from Naval War College Library Notes.
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VERGE
- Rainfall or other precipitation that evaporates before it reaches the ground. (pron. "ver-guh")
- Usage: Weather report.
Source: Information from weather reporter.
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XERISCAPE
- A water-conserving method of landscaping in arid and semiarid climates.
- Usage: Report on drought-resistant landscaping.
Source: Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, Tenth Edition.
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