footprints on the sands of time
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A phrase from a poem by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, describing the mark that great individuals leave on history.
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THINGAMABOB OR THINGUMMY: CAN YOU DISTINGUISH BETWEEN THE US AND UK TERMS IN THIS QUIZ?
Do you know the difference between everyday US and UK terminology? Test yourself with this quiz on words that differ across the Atlantic.
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In the UK, COTTON CANDY is more commonly known as…
Words nearby footprints on the sands of time
footplate, foot-pound, foot-poundal, foot-pound-second, footprint, footprints on the sands of time, footrace, foot rail, foot reflexology, footrest, footrope
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