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  2. Thomas Purchase - Wikipedia

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    Elizabeth Blaney. . . ( m. 1657⁠–⁠1677) . Thomas Purchase (1577–1678), also known as Thomas Purchis and Thomas Purchas, was the first English settler to occupy the region of Pejepscot, Maine in what is now Brunswick, Topsham and Harpswell. In 1628 he set up a trading post at the site of Fort Andross to barter with the local Wabanaki ...

  3. Free France - Wikipedia

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    v. t. e. Free France ( French: France libre) was a political entity claiming to be the legitimate government of France following the dissolution of the Third Republic during World War II. Led by General Charles de Gaulle, Free France was established as a government-in-exile in London in June 1940 after the Fall of France to Nazi Germany.

  4. Black Fire I - Wikipedia

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    1961. ( 1961) Medium. oil on canvas. Dimensions. 289.5 cm × 213.3 cm (114 in × 84 in); 2. Location. Private collection. Black Fire I is an 1961 oil on canvas abstract expressionist painting by Barnett Newman, completed in 1961.

  5. Fire-and-forget - Wikipedia

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    Fire-and-forget [1] [2] is a type of missile guidance which does not require further external intervention after launch such as illumination of the target or wire guidance, and can hit its target without the launcher being in line-of-sight of the target. This is an important property for a guided weapon to have, since a person or vehicle that ...

  6. Fortnite - Wikipedia

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    Fortnite is an online video game and game platform developed by Epic Games and released in 2017. It is available in six distinct game mode versions that otherwise share the same general gameplay and game engine: Fortnite Battle Royale, a free-to-play battle royale game in which up to 100 players fight to be the last person standing; Fortnite: Save the World, a cooperative hybrid tower defense ...

  7. Don't Buy the Seller - Wikipedia

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    Language. Korean. Box office. US$3 million [1] Don't Buy the Seller ( Korean : 타겟; RR : Tages; lit. Target) is a 2023 South Korean crime thriller film directed by Park Hee-gon, starring Shin Hye-sun and Kim Sung-kyun. In the film, suspense unfolds in the daily life of Soo-hyun, who becomes a target of crime through second-hand trading.

  8. Shouting fire in a crowded theater - Wikipedia

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    fire. in a crowded theater. " Shouting fire in a crowded theater " is a popular analogy for speech or actions whose principal purpose is to create panic, and in particular for speech or actions which may for that reason be thought to be outside the scope of free speech protections. The phrase is a paraphrasing of a dictum, or non-binding ...

  9. The Suburbs - Wikipedia

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    The Suburbs is the third studio album by Canadian indie rock band Arcade Fire, released on August 2, 2010. Coinciding with its announcement, the band released a limited edition 12-inch single containing the title track and "Month of May". [2] [3] The album debuted at No. 1 on the Irish Albums Chart, the UK Albums Chart, the US Billboard 200 ...