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    | If you are forced out of the company, a golden this clause will make sure you are well taken care of | parachute 
 
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    | AKI refers to "acute" this organ "injury", which means you're having trouble removing waste | kidney 
 
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    | 2019 is the Year of this array of elements, as it's the 150th anniversary | the Periodic Table 
 
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    | California has no official state fruit, but does have 4 state nuts: the almond, the pecan, the walnut & this | the pistachio 
 
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    | In 2013, this young actress & singer had a bestseller with "Staying Strong", a book of affirmations | (Lindsey: Who is... Selena Gomez?) 
 Demi Lovato
 
 
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    | Ran against in an election | opposed 
 
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    | For a good military "retreat", book an executive one at this service academy's Thayer Hotel in the Hudson Valley | West Point 
 
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    | Sometimes done along with a hysterectomy, a BSO is a bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy, a removal of these | ovaries 
 
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    | 2009, the International Year of Astronomy, celebrated 400 years of this invention | the telescope 
 
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    | The tallest of the working breeds, it's Pennsylvania's state dog; William Penn is said to have owned one | a Great Dane 
 
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    | In "Reckless", Chrissie Hynde recounts her early years as the lead singer of this band | The Pretenders 
 
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    | Treated a person as if she were a thing, angering feminists | objectified 
 
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    | It's the anatomical nickname for executive search consultants | headhunters 
 
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    | Doc gets out the little rubber hammer to test your DTR, or "deep" this "reflex" | tendon 
 
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    | 2013 was the Year of this staple Andean crop, which the U.N. hopes can help eradicate world hunger | Quinoa 
 
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    | Its state tree is the sugar maple, though it has a mighty pine at the center of its state seal | (Gilbert: What is Washington?) 
 Vermont
 
 
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    | This 7th book in the Harry Potter series sold 8.3 million copies on its first day of release | Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 
 
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    | The Toyota Century is the limousine of choice for the person with this title (a new one took over in 2019) | (Gilbert: What's CEO?) 
 emperor of Japan
 
 
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    | A CBC, or "complete" this, gets hemoglobin & platelet stats | a complete blood count 
 
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    | 2002 was the Year of this form of green travel, the visiting of natural habitats in a way that minimizes environmental impact | Ecotourism 
 
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    | Laugh maniacally as you realize the common one of these is Minnesota's state bird | a loon 
 
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    | This thriller was right on track with its tale of Rachel Watson, who witnesses something shocking on her commute | The Girl on the Train 
 
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    | Arranged systematically, or got workers to join a union | organized 
 
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    | This brand became synonymous with a private jet after it debuted in 1963--Bombardier makes them now | Learjets 
 
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    | There's no "Q" in this adjective for a shot given into the fatty tissue under the skin, but SQ is the abbreviation for it | subcutaneous 
 
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    | 1982 was the Year of Sanctions against this country that was suspended from the General Assembly in 1974 & readmitted in 1994 | South Africa 
 
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    | Don Woods, the first weatherman on KTUL, created Gusty, the official cartoon character of this tornado-prone state | Oklahoma 
 
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    | Girl, she's the motivational speaker & bestselling author of works like "Girl, Wash Your Face" & "Girl, Stop Apologizing" | Rachel Hollis 
 
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    | Indicated which instruments should play which notes | orchestrated 
 
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