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  • 31Proveditor — Pro*ved i*tor, n. [It. proveditore, provveditore, fr. provedere, L. providere. See {Provide}, and cf. {Purveyor}, {Provedore}.] One employed to procure supplies, as for an army, a steamer, etc.; a purveyor; one who provides for another. Jer.… …

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  • 32Provisor — Pro*vi sor, n. [L., fr. providere: cf. F. proviseur. See {Provide}.] 1. One who provides; a purveyor. [Obs.] The chief provisor of our horse. Ford. [1913 Webster] 2. (R. C. Ch.) (a) The purveyor, steward, or treasurer of a religious house. Cowell …

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  • 33Procrustes — Damastes redirects here. See also Huntsman spider. For the Larry Niven story, see Procrustes (short story). Theseus and Procrustes, Attic red figure neck amphora, 570–560 BC, Staatliche Antikensammlungen (Inv. 2325) In Greek mythology Pr …

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  • 34Telus — Infobox Company | company name = Telus Corporation company company type = Public tsx|T nyse|TU foundation = 1999 with the merger of Telus (Alberta) and BCTel location = flagicon|Canada Burnaby, British Columbia key people = Darren Entwistle,… …

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  • 35Art forgery — refers to creating and, in particular, selling works of art that are falsely attributed to be work of another, usually more famous, artist. Art forgery is extremely lucrative, but modern dating and analysis techniques have made the identification …

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  • 36Direct Revenue — was a New York City company which distributed software (a downloadable adware client) that displays pop up advertising on web browsers. It was founded in 2002 and funded by Insight Venture Partners,[1] known for creating adware programs. Direct… …

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  • 37Butterball — brand of turkey and other poultry products produced by Butterball LLC, a joint venture of Smithfield Foods and Maxwell Farms. [ [http://www.smithfieldfoods.com/Investor/Press/press view.asp?ID=354 Smithfield Foods::Investor Information::Press… …

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  • 38Betrayal — For other uses, see Betrayal (disambiguation). Backstabbing redirects here. For coworker backstabbing, see Coworker backstabbing. Betrayal (or backstabbing) is the breaking or violation of a presumptive contract, trust, or confidence that… …

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  • 39Hanso Foundation — The Hanso Foundation is a fictional foundation in the Lost television series. It was formed by arms purveyor Alvar Hanso, who turned his attention from keeping the world safe through the development of sophisticated weapons systems to focus… …

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  • 40Altadis — Infobox Company company name = Altadis, SA company company type = Wholly owned subsidiary foundation = 1999 location = Madrid, Spain key people = Jean Dominique Comolli (Chairman of the Board), Robert Dyrbus (CEO) num employees = 28,817 revenue …

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