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  2. Apple Maps - Wikipedia

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    Apple Maps is a web mapping service developed by Apple Inc. The default map system of iOS, iPadOS, macOS, and watchOS, it provides directions and estimated times of arrival for driving, walking, cycling, and public transportation navigation. A "Flyover" mode shows certain urban centers and other places of interest in a 3D landscape composed of ...

  3. J. K. Rowling - Wikipedia

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    Website. jkrowling .com. Joanne Rowling CH OBE FRSL ( / ˈroʊlɪŋ / ROH-ling ); [1] born 31 July 1965), better known by her pen name J. K. Rowling, is a British author and philanthropist. She wrote Harry Potter, a seven-volume fantasy series published from 1997 to 2007.

  4. Nanjing Massacre - Wikipedia

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    Mass murder, wartime rape, looting, arson: Deaths: 200,000 (consensus), estimates range from 40,000 to over 300,000: Victims: 20,000 to 80,000 women and children ...

  5. Woodrow Wilson - Wikipedia

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    Thomas Woodrow Wilson (December 28, 1856 – February 3, 1924) was an American politician and academic who served as the 28th president of the United States from 1913 to 1921. A member of the Democratic Party, Wilson served as the president of Princeton University and as the governor of New Jersey before winning the 1912 presidential election.

  6. Dominican Republic - Wikipedia

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    The Dominican Republic [a] is a country on the island of Hispaniola in the Greater Antilles archipelago of the Caribbean Sea, bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the north. It occupies the eastern five-eighths of the island, which it shares with Haiti, [15] [16] making Hispaniola one of only two Caribbean islands, along with Saint Martin, that is ...

  7. In loco parentis - Wikipedia

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    v. t. e. The term in loco parentis, Latin for "in the place of a parent", [1] refers to the legal responsibility of a person or organization to take on some of the functions and responsibilities of a parent . Originally derived from English common law, the doctrine is applied in two separate areas of the law.

  8. George Orwell - Wikipedia

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    George Orwell. Eric Arthur Blair (25 June 1903 – 21 January 1950) was an English novelist, poet, essayist, journalist, and critic who wrote under the pen name of George Orwell. [2] His work is characterised by lucid prose, social criticism, opposition to totalitarianism, and support of democratic socialism. [3]

  9. West Portal, San Francisco - Wikipedia

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    West Portal is located at the southern edge of the hills in central San Francisco. The neighborhood is named for the western terminus of the Muni tunnel beneath Twin Peaks that opened in 1918. The ride in the subway from West Portal Station to Castro Station is about seven minutes. By the West Portal Station, the L Taraval goes west along Ulloa ...