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congressman

view main entry for congressmannoun [countable]  /ˈkɑŋɡrəsmən/ 
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charticle

a news article that consists of a chart … and only has a small amount of text

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picture messaging

the sending of images and photographs from one mobile phone to another

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never event

an event that should never occur in a healthcare setting …

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