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  • noun The ISO 3166-1 three-letter (alpha-3) code for the Seychelles.

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Examples

  • There was also vagrancy, which included loafing, sleeping on the streets all night, and wandering (SYC 56-57).

    Jane Addams Hamington, Maurice 2007

  • For example, Addams expresses sympathy for laborers who skipped work or came in late for work because “all human interest has been extracted from it” (SYC 129).

    Jane Addams Hamington, Maurice 2007

  • At SYC you're not allowed to say no, you're not allowed to say "be careful" because it is not the child's responsibility to be careful -- it is the parent's responsibility to keep them safe and you sure as hell aren't allowed to say "good job."

    Great Job! Becca 2007

  • She identifies a listlessness, a desire for adventure not quieted by what the city has to offer: “their very demand for excitement is a protest against the dullness of life, to which we ourselves instinctively respond” (SYC 71).

    Jane Addams Hamington, Maurice 2007

  • And this is just one of the many reasons why my children don't go to SYC.

    Great Job! Becca 2007

  • Urban Pirate– you make me laugh and I just found out that you lived near the SYC cause an alert FDL compadre Dru gave me the heads up on your post the other nite.

    Firedoglake » “Lapdogs” and the FDL Book Salon 2006

  • SYC.MORE - Jurors on Wednesday watched video of an interview Todd C. Johnson gave to an Arizona police detective before his July 2007 arrest and return to DeKalb C.unty.

    News 2010

  • SYC.MORE - Jurors on Wednesday watched video of an interview Todd C. Johnson gave to an Arizona police detective before his July 2007 arrest and return to DeKalb C.unty.

    News 2010

  • SARASOTA, USA: Cuba's sailing team has invited Sarasota Yacht Club (SYC) to participate in an offshore race near Havana, restoring a 70-year-old international tradition.

    Cayman Net News Daily Headlines 2009

  • "We realized we had to get to Cuba on our boats in order to race there, so why not race on our way to Cuba," said Don Payzant, SYC fleet captain and board member.

    Caribbean Net News Daily Headlines 2009

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