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August 8th, 2002
AESTHETIC
Of, relating to, or dealing with aesthetics or the beautiful.
Usage: Report on a hair-replacement spa in Florida.
Source: Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, Tenth Edition.
SQUALL
A sudden violent wind often with rain or snow.
Usage: Weather report.
Source: Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, Tenth Edition.
TURRET
A revolving armored structure on a warship that protects one or more guns mounted within it.
Usage: Report on the salvage of the world's first armored revolving gun turret from the USS Monitor, which sank in 1862 during a New Year's Eve storm off Cape Hatteras.
Source: Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, Tenth Edition.

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