Leyte Gulf

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an inlet of the Pacific Ocean, in the SE Philippines, between Samar and Leyte islands: U.S.-Japanese naval battle 1944.

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In the south, the Gulf States view their Persian nuclear neighbor as a permanent archenemy.
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A sign that the Gulf States and/or Turkey told the White House they were getting out if the footsie continued?
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Two broad dormer windows looked out toward the Gulf, and as far across it as a man's eye might reach.
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Her glance wandered from his face away toward the Gulf, whose sonorous murmur reached her like a loving but imperative entreaty.
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On one hand is the yawning gulf of social catastrophe represented by socialism.
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British Dictionary definitions for Leyte Gulf

Leyte Gulf

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an inlet of the Pacific in the E Philippines, east of Leyte and south of Samar: scene of a battle (Oct 23–26, 1944) during World War II, in which the Americans defeated almost the entire Japanese navy, thereby ensuring ultimate Allied victory

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