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parts.
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payments.
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pints.
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points.
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ports.
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Finished 7thwith 60 pts. and collected $128.8M in prize money.
From Forbes ● Aug. 4, 2015
The Russians billeted there objected to the long hike to the Thames, and all moved in with the Pearces, who promptly left a note for the milkman to start delivering 40 pts. a day.
From Time Magazine Archive
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Several high pts. to the N & N. E. Covered with Snow. a remarkable high rugd mountain in the forks of Lewis's river nearly South and covered with Snow.
From The Journals of Lewis and Clark, 1804-1806 by Meriwether Lewis
It contains Chalmers’s Life, annotated and completed from Wilson and Lee, Robinson Crusoe, pts. i. and ii.,
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 10 "David, St" to "Demidov" by Various
Other useful manuals for the beginner:—T. Jones, A Guide to Welsh, pts. i. ii. new ed.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 5 "Cat" to "Celt" by Various
Source: Fox News poll of 1,003 registered voters conducted July 17-20, 2026; margin of error +/- 3 pct. pts.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026
WSJ/NBC News survey of 1,000 adults, conducted Feb. 18-22, 2017; margin of error: +/- 3.1 pct. pts.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 2026
"We expect the dollar to stay bid and lift to the pandemic high of 103 pts in coming months".
From Reuters ● Apr. 12, 2022
And a week later, she texted with an update: “Zero! Zero Covid pts in the ICU!”
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 27, 2021
See this illustration: Difference between ENE and E = 2 pts.
From Lectures in Navigation by Ernest Gallaudet Draper
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