pap
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n. often derog.
bland soft or semiliquid food such as that suitable for babies or invalids:
trying to eat a trayful of tasteless pap.
∎ derog.
reading matter or entertainment that is worthless or lacking in substance:
limitless channels serving up an undemanding diet of pap.
pap2
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n. archaic or dial.
a woman's breast or nipple.
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United States : Willdan Awarded $1.8 Million Contract by City of Santa Ana.
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; ...interoperability planning projects in the United States, the program s objective is to...systems of an area larger than the State of New York. As the technical...and local clients across the United States. Copyright : Euclid Infotech Pvt...
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New Mexico Lottery, Santa Ana Star Launch LottoSino, State's First Joint Lottery/Casino Game.
Business Wire; 6/14/2005; 700+ words
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United States: City of Santa Ana Signs Multi-Suite Lawson Software Contract.
News Wire article from: TendersInfo; 8/23/2008; 587 words
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united states : Santa Ana Watershed Project Authority receives big grant.
News Wire article from: TendersInfo; 8/8/2008; 608 words
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United States: Chivas USA soccer team may build fields in Santa Ana for youth.
News Wire article from: TendersInfo; 6/15/2008; 479 words
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United States: Santa Ana eyes land for Bowers expansion.
News Wire article from: TendersInfo; 2/2/2009; 630 words
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United States: Harper Contracting, Inc., wins contract for the lower Santa Ana River Channel, Reach 9 Phase IIB.
News Wire article from: TendersInfo; 10/10/2009; 487 words
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In the line of fire: Los Angeles sees more wildfires than any other city in the United States. Last May, when Griffith Park went up in flames and parts of Los Feliz were evacuated, a long-forgotten threat to the city came home. Had those flames ignited amid this month's Santa Ana winds, the result could have been a disaster the likes of which L.A. has never witnessed.
Magazine article from: Los Angeles Magazine; 11/1/2007; ; 700+ words
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Notorious winds scorch California: Santa Ana's red flag raises tension, hints risk of conflagration.
Newspaper article from: Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL); 2/13/2006; 700+ words
; ...assigns the "Santa Ana wind" label to sustained...flatten the entire western United States, the Santa Anas would be a cold wind...sciences at UCLA. The Santa Anas are renowned "because...track the frequency of Santa Ana winds and doesn't...
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Santa Cruz
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Cultures
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Antonio López de SantaAna
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
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Miguel Lerdo de Tejada
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
...xF3; pez de Santa Ana when both families...Lerdo supported Santa Ana for the presidency...commission which called Santa Ana home from exile...Lerdo later served in Santa Ana's Ministry...negotiator with the United States for the sale of lower...
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Juárez, Benito
Encyclopedia entry from: U*X*L Encyclopedia of World Biography
...from the Seminary of Santa Cruz, but later...authorities. In 1841 the state government appointed...s war with the United States over land in America...He reorganized the state national guard...xF3; pez de Santa Ana (1794 –...
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GT Bicycles
Book article from: International Directory of Company Histories
...Bicycles 2001 E. Dyer Road Santa Ana, California 92705 U...network. Headquartered in Santa Ana, California, the...frames in his garage in Santa Ana, California; the...more distributors in the United States, to help market its products...
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