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- noun Absence of
acquisition .
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Odeo Releases Twttr Michael Arrington 2005
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I of the advantages to flow from the acquisition of San Domingo, and of the great disadvantages -- I might almost say calamities -- to flow from nonacquisition, that I believe the subject has only to be investigated to be approved.
State of the Union Address (1790-2001) United States. Presidents.
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I of the advantages to flow from the acquisition of San Domingo, and of the great disadvantages -- I might almost say calamities -- to flow from nonacquisition, that I believe the subject has only to be investigated to be approved.
A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents Volume 7, part 1: Ulysses S. Grant 1878
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So convinced am I of the advantages to flow from the acquisition of San Domingo, and of the great disadvantages -- I might almost say calamities -- to flow from nonacquisition, that I believe the subject has only to be investigated to be approved.
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