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noun

engineering the smoothest grade of file commonly used

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Mississippi’s nickname comes from the magnificent trees that grow there. What is it?

The Sunflower State

The Evergreen State

The Magnolia State

The Mockingbird State

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Words nearby dead-smooth file

Dead Sea Scrolls, dead set, dead set against, dead slow, dead-smooth, dead-smooth file, dead soldier, dead space, dead spindle, dead spot, dead-stick landing

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The cartoonist, better known as Charb, was shot dead Wednesday.
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A policewoman was shot dead this morning while law enforcement searched for the Charlie Lebdo killers.
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Did he go to the authorities to file a report against the Guerreros Unidos drug cartel?
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Did the airline file a flight plan that took account of the weather en route from Surabaya, Indonesia, to Singapore?
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Absent a body, no one can say with absolute certainty whether Castro is dead, even if all signs point in that direction.
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A little boy of four was moved to passionate grief at the sight of a dead dog taken from a pond.
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Selections for practice should be chosen which contain much variety of thought and feeling and are smooth in movement.
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I pictured him as slim and young looking, smooth-faced, with golden curly hair, and big brown eyes.
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The Smooth Naked Horsetail is a common plant, specially by the sides of streams and pools.
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A long stretch of smooth ice followed, over which he glided with ever-increasing speed.
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