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Vasari stated that this famous portrait was commissioned by the subject's husband, silk merchant Francesco del Giocondo |
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Anjelica's dad, he directed the screen adaptation of "Annie", one of his final films |
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Bridges can cross rivers, roads, or as in the London one seen here, these man-made waterways |
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In a 2019 charity sale in Geneva, a $31 million bid won a Patek Philippe one of these |
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Once an agricultural paradise, the "Valley of Heart's Delight" is now this tech-centric California valley |
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Literary bell ringer (9 letters) |
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Sylvester Stallone directed this ah, ha, ha, ha sequel to "Saturday Night Fever", featuring music by his brother Frank |
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In "The Merchant of Venice", Solanio asks, "Now, what news on" this bridge & shopping area |
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In 2020, an unnamed bidder spent $4.2 million for the so-called EID MAR coin, minted by this assassin |
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This military decoration was first awarded for bravery in action but later came to honor those wounded or killed serving their nation |
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This artist donated the proceeds from her portrait of Breonna Taylor to fund college scholarships |
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Astringent pear-like fruit (6 letters) |
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A far cry from Shakespeare, he directed 2011's "Thor" & 2015's "Cinderella" |
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Opened in 1920, the bridge originally named for this avenue helped it become Chicago's famous shopping street |
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In 2018 Vineyard Wind, based in this state, successfully bid $135 million for a lease on a wind power area off the coast |
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He's the much-traveled medieval king seen here |
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Here's a portrait of this provocative photographer who was also a great art subject |
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Guatemala's national bird (7 letters) |
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This actor who starred in "Bird" & "Lee Daniels' the Butler" took a breath & sat in the director's chair for "Waiting to Exhale" |
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Magdalene Bridge, also called the Great bridge, crosses this 3-letter river in a British university city |
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At a 2020 documents auction, the winning bid was $45,000 for the 1947 title transfer of the Flamingo Hotel to this mobster |
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In a novel by this man, Tolbooth Prison in Edinburgh is known as "The Heart of Midlothian" |
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This contemporary Chinese artist & activist made the film "Human Flow", about displaced people & refugees |
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Adjective meaning the most typical (14 letters) |
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Oscar-nominated for films like "12 Angry Men" & "Network", in the late '70s he was tapped to direct "The Wiz" |
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It's the river flowing beneath Bangkok's Rama VI Bridge |
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Bayer's acquisition of this U.S. seed giant was not without headaches, as the bid had to go up to $66 billion |
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Here's this basilica that looms over Paris |
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