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Black Widow
The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military
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Black Widow P-61 a large twin-engine twin-boom attack aircraft, the only aircraft designed to be a night fighter during
World War II. The P-61 entered service very late in the war, when the allied forces had gained air superiority, so it was used mostly as a night intruder and attack plane.
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American D.J. sells record 10,000 Black Widows in 6 months. (American D.J. Supply)
Magazine article from: Music Trades; 5/1/1997; 700+ words
; ...Hilzen's order was the 10,000th Black Widow laser scanner effect to be sold...commented. "People who see the Black Widow in action often wind up buying...Despite the low price tag, the Black Widow comes packed with features, including...
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 "The Daily Mail (London, England)")
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The black widows trap Waitrose in their web.
Newspaper article from: The Daily Mail (London, England); 11/28/2002; ; 700+ words
; ...by the plague of poisonous black widow spiders hiding inside...and worked out it was a black widow.' The cases bring the number of black widow spiders known to have turned...she thought might be a black widow in a bag of grapes from Sainsbury...investigating the ...
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ALONG CAME A SPIDER BLACK WIDOWS ARE HERE, THERE, EVERYWHERE
Newspaper article from: Evansville Courier & Press; 6/19/2006; ; 700+ words
; ...on Ranes' desk, is a black widow -- one of only two spider...dozen cases of black widows, and new calls about...received about black widows have been from suburban...habitat -- the black widow has decided to emerge...didn't think black widows lived here," ...
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FEATURE: BLACK WIDOWS NEW CHECHEN 'WEAPON'
News Wire article from: United Press International; 12/11/2003; 700+ words
; ...International 12-11-2003 Feature: Black Widows new Chechen 'weapon...The Russians call them Black Widows because of their enveloping...one speaker said the Black Widows represented what he called...of a mystery why the Black Widows did not detonate the ...
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Black widows in Mass.: Weymouth man finds one in grapes
Newspaper article from: The Patriot Ledger Quincy, MA; 6/18/2004; ; 619 words
; ...Kearney, 20, discovered a black widow, the most dangerous spider...half dozen reports of black widow spiders in Massachusetts since...her husband spotted a black widow among the stems. The poisonous...remember at which store. Black widows - which get their names ...
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BLACK WIDOWS TERRORIST SEEK REVENGE
News Wire article from: United Press International; 12/10/2003; 321 words
; ...International 12-10-2003 Black Widows terrorist seek revenge WASHINGTON...The Russians call them Black Widows because of their all-black...conference at a think tank the Black Widows killed by security forces in...Earlier this week, another Black Widow and at ...
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 "The Record (Bergen County, NJ)")
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BLACK WIDOWS PUT BITE ON STORES' GRAPE SALES
Newspaper article from: The Record (Bergen County, NJ); 9/28/1991; ; 370 words
; ...NJ) 09-28-1991 BLACK WIDOWS PUT BITE ON STORES...their purchases -- black widow spiders. The warning...by spiders. A black widow spider bite usually isn...one bite from a black widow and you're history...he said. The black widows are believed to have...
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ENTERPRISING BLACK WIDOWS
Newspaper article from: Tennessee TRIBUNE, The; 4/23/1997; 700+ words
; ...04-23-1997 ENTERPRISING BLACK WIDOWS There was hardy a dry eye in Black America when Jackie Robinson...Dodgers in April of 1947. Blacks were tearful in April 1967...commercial prism, Robinson's widow has much reason to smile...scholarships of $5,000 a year to 40 black students. ...
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 "Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland)")
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SLAUGHTER IN THE SCHOOL: TERROR OF THE BLACK WIDOWS; Chechen women in vanguard of attacks.(News)
Newspaper article from: Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland); 9/4/2004; 700+ words
; ...hold their hardcore group The Black Widows in awe. Last night...Armed to the teeth, the widows wield a power greater than...ultimately did strike the 18 Black Widows and30--odd other rebels...extraordinary.' The brutality of the widows shocked survivors of the theatre...last month; ...
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 "Albany Times Union (Albany, NY)")
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STORES STOP SELLING CALIFORNIA GRAPES BLACK WIDOWS FOUND IN SHIPMENT.(Local)
Newspaper article from: Albany Times Union (Albany, NY); 7/12/1991; 700+ words
; ...Business writer An infestation of black widow spiders has resulted in several Capital...the grapes on Tuesday after several black widow spiders were found in shipments...Markets. "If you get bitten by a black widow, they're quite poisonous...
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black widow
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
black widow poisonous spider of the genus Latrodectus...eat the male after mating. The adult is black with a red or reddish-orange hourglass...most effective treatment is an antivenin. Black widow spiders are classified in the phylum...
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black widow spider
Book article from: A Dictionary of Zoology
black widow spider ( Latrodectus mactans ) See THERIDIIDAE .
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Black Widow
Book article from: The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military
Black Widow P-61 a large twin-engine twin-boom attack aircraft, the only aircraft designed to be a night fighter during World War II...
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Black Widow Pulsar
Book article from: A Dictionary of Astronomy
Black Widow Pulsar See Binary Pulsar .
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widow
Book article from: The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable
widow a woman who has lost her husband...unmarried man’. The widow is an informal term for champagne...firm of wine merchants. the Widow at Windsor Queen Victoria after...by a widow. widow's weeds black clothes worn by a widow in mourning...
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