Liked on YouTube: The Cars - Drive (OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO)...

Liked on YouTube: The Cars - Drive (OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO) https://youtu.be/xuZA6qiJVfU

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Wikipedia picture of the day on May 1, 2019: The Two-tailed...

Wikipedia picture of the day on May 1, 2019:
The Two-tailed pasha (Charaxes jasius jasius) in Sithonia, Greece. This butterfly is the only charaxes species you can find in Europe. The First of May is a public holiday in Greece and this month sees the emergence of the two-tailed pasha.
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"synaesthesia : (neurology, psychology) A neurological or psychological phenomenon whereby a..."

“synaesthesia : (neurology, psychology) A neurological or psychological phenomenon whereby a particular sensory stimulus triggers a second kind of sensation.
(by extension) The association of one sensory perception with, or description of it in terms of, a different perception that is not experienced at the same time.
(art, literature) A literary or artistic device whereby one kind of sensation is described in the terms of another.
Russian journalist and mnemonist Solomon Shereshevsky, who was said to experience a powerful form of synaesthesia in which stimulation of one of his senses produced a reaction in all the others, died on this day in 1958.”

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New Mission Ready to Extend NASA’s Study of Carbon via...

New Mission Ready to Extend NASA’s Study of Carbon via NASA https://go.nasa.gov/2GTftOU

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"desiccate : (transitive) To remove moisture from; to dry. (transitive) To preserve by..."

“desiccate : (transitive) To remove moisture from; to dry.
(transitive) To preserve by drying.
(intransitive, rare) To become dry; to dry up.”

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Opportunity’s Final Traverse Map via NASA...

Opportunity’s Final Traverse Map via NASA https://go.nasa.gov/2DCtIpi

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"curate’s egg : (idiomatic) A thing which has good and bad parts, but is overall spoilt by the..."

“curate’s egg : (idiomatic) A thing which has good and bad parts, but is overall spoilt by the bad.”

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"philopolemic : (rare) Exalting or supporting conflict or war. (rare) Fond of polemics or..."

“philopolemic : (rare) Exalting or supporting conflict or war.
(rare) Fond of polemics or controversy.”

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Liked on YouTube: How Abel Sawe is using his networks abroad to...

Liked on YouTube: How Abel Sawe is using his networks abroad to transform his village, Kosirai https://youtu.be/zTk-V3AEhEs

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"recrudescence : The condition or state being recrudescent; the condition of something (often..."

“recrudescence : The condition or state being recrudescent; the condition of something (often undesirable) breaking out again, or re-emerging after temporary abatement or suppression.
(medicine, by extension) The acute recurrence of a disease, or its symptoms, after a period of improvement.
(botany) The production of a fresh shoot from a ripened spike.”

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Hubble Snaps a Crowded Cluster via NASA...

Hubble Snaps a Crowded Cluster via NASA https://go.nasa.gov/2L68mag

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Wikipedia picture of the day on April 26, 2019: A SpaceX Falcon...

Wikipedia picture of the day on April 26, 2019:
A SpaceX Falcon 9 v1.1 rocket is rolled out to Cape Canaveral Space Launch Complex 40 on April 26, 2015, in advance of the April 27 launch attempt for the TurkmenÄlem52E/MonacoSAT telecommunications satellite.
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"prozymite : (Roman Catholicism, historical, derogatory) One who administers the Eucharist with..."

“prozymite : (Roman Catholicism, historical, derogatory) One who administers the Eucharist with leavened bread, in particular a member of the Eastern Orthodox Church.
Today is marked by the Eastern Orthodox Church in 2019 as Good Friday.”

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Station Crew Views the Frozen Southern Tip of Hudson Bay via...

Station Crew Views the Frozen Southern Tip of Hudson Bay via NASA https://go.nasa.gov/2UI1WNP

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"chur : (New Zealand, informal) A strong voicing of agreement, approval, or thanks: awesome!,..."

“chur : (New Zealand, informal) A strong voicing of agreement, approval, or thanks: awesome!, cheers!, ta!, thanks!.
(New Zealand, informal) A parting salutation: bye, see you later.
Today is ANZAC Day in Australia and New Zealand, which commemorates the contributions and sacrifices of those who have served in wars, conflicts and peacekeeping operations.”

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Wikipedia picture of the day on April 25, 2019: Long Spit of the...

Wikipedia picture of the day on April 25, 2019:
Long Spit of the Sea of Azov in Krasnodar Krai (Russia)
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Landslides in Mars’ Cerberus Fossae via NASA...

Landslides in Mars’ Cerberus Fossae via NASA https://go.nasa.gov/2VjCxP9

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"loath : Averse, disinclined; reluctant, unwilling. (obsolete) Angry, hostile. (obsolete) Loathsome,..."

“loath : Averse, disinclined; reluctant, unwilling.
(obsolete) Angry, hostile.
(obsolete) Loathsome, unpleasant.”

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Formation of the Southern Crab Nebula via NASA...

Formation of the Southern Crab Nebula via NASA https://go.nasa.gov/2vfDh9e

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Wikipedia picture of the day on April 23, 2019: A Cape Skink...

Wikipedia picture of the day on April 23, 2019:
A Cape Skink (Trachylepis capensis) pictured on purple aster flowers. Taken near Slangkop lighthouse, South Africa
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"Gramarye : (literary, Arthurian, rare) The island of Britain. Today is Saint George’s Day, the..."

“Gramarye : (literary, Arthurian, rare) The island of Britain.
Today is Saint George’s Day, the feast day of the patron saint of England.”

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"agrology : (rare) A subdiscipline of agronomy (the science of utilizing animals, plants, and soils)..."

“agrology : (rare) A subdiscipline of agronomy (the science of utilizing animals, plants, and soils) and of soil science which addresses the influence of edaphic (soil-related) conditions on crop production for optimizing it.
(chiefly Canada) The science and art of agriculture.
Today is Earth Day, a day for observing the need to protect the Earth.”

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"hector : (transitive) To dominate or intimidate in a blustering way; to bully, to..."

“hector : (transitive) To dominate or intimidate in a blustering way; to bully, to domineer.
(intransitive) To behave like a hector or bully; to bluster, to swagger; to bully.”

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Wikipedia picture of the day on April 21, 2019: Mountain gorilla...

Wikipedia picture of the day on April 21, 2019:
Mountain gorilla (Gorilla beringei beringei), from the Titus Group, Volcanoes National Park, Rwanda.
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"nauplius : (zoology) A crustacean larva that has three pairs of locomotive organs (corresponding to..."

“nauplius : (zoology) A crustacean larva that has three pairs of locomotive organs (corresponding to antennules, antennae, and mandibles), a median eye, and little or no segmentation of the body.”

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Behold the Southern Lights! via NASA https://go.nasa.gov/2IsToZH

Behold the Southern Lights! via NASA https://go.nasa.gov/2IsToZH

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"Bronx cheer : (US, idiomatic) Synonym of raspberry (“a sound intended to resemble flatulence made by..."

“Bronx cheer : (US, idiomatic) Synonym of raspberry (“a sound intended to resemble flatulence made by blowing air out of the mouth while the tongue is protruding from and pressed against the lips, used humorously or to express disdain or scorn”).
On this day in 1912, Bronx County in New York City, New York, USA, was constituted, the change taking effect in 1914.”

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Wikipedia picture of the day on April 19, 2019: Good Friday –...

Wikipedia picture of the day on April 19, 2019:
Good Friday – Crucifix at the parish- and pilgrimage church Kefermarkt, Upper Austria
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A Rainbow and the Cygnus Launch via NASA...

A Rainbow and the Cygnus Launch via NASA https://go.nasa.gov/2Gj96De

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"footbath : The act of soaking or washing the feet. A small basin or bath designed for soaking or..."

“footbath : The act of soaking or washing the feet.
A small basin or bath designed for soaking or washing the feet.
A liquid mixture, often medicinal, for soaking or washing the feet with.
Today is Maundy Thursday in Western Christianity in 2019. It commemorates the maundy (foot-washing) which Jesus Christ performed on his disciples, and the Last Supper which they shared, the night before his crucifixion and death.”

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Northrop Grumman Engineers Load Final Cargo for Cygnus Launch...

Northrop Grumman Engineers Load Final Cargo for Cygnus Launch via NASA https://go.nasa.gov/2V6Z15N

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"implacable : Not able to be placated or appeased. Impossible to prevent or stop; inexorable,..."

“implacable : Not able to be placated or appeased.
Impossible to prevent or stop; inexorable, unrelenting, unstoppable.
Adamant; immovable.”

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Wikipedia picture of the day on April 17, 2019: Opera Theatre,...

Wikipedia picture of the day on April 17, 2019:
Opera Theatre, Yerevan, Armenia. The building, designed by the Armenian architect Alexander Tamanian, was officially opened in 1933 and consists of two concert halls: the Aram Khatchaturian concert hall with 1,400 seats and the Alexander Spendiaryan Opera and Ballet National Theatre with 1,200 seats.
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Northrop Grumman’s 11th Cargo Launch Prepares to Launch to...

Northrop Grumman’s 11th Cargo Launch Prepares to Launch to Station via NASA https://go.nasa.gov/2v8EEqk

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Northrup Grumman’s 11th Cargo Launch Prepares to Launch to...

Northrup Grumman’s 11th Cargo Launch Prepares to Launch to Station via NASA https://go.nasa.gov/2GrAgck

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"boiling frog : (idiomatic, often attributively) A person who, or thing which, is in a gradually..."

“boiling frog : (idiomatic, often attributively) A person who, or thing which, is in a gradually worsening situation without any realization of the peril until it is too late.”

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Wikipedia picture of the day on April 16, 2019: Charlotte Becker...

Wikipedia picture of the day on April 16, 2019:
Charlotte Becker of Germany, competing in the 2018 UCI Road World Championships in Innsbruck.
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"mummy brown : A brown pigment originally prepared from the ground-up remains of Egyptian animal or..."

“mummy brown : A brown pigment originally prepared from the ground-up remains of Egyptian animal or human mummies mixed with bitumen, etc.
The colour of this pigment, a variable brown nearly intermediate between raw umber and burnt umber.
mummy brown colour:  
Today, the anniversary of the day Italian Renaissance polymath Leonardo da Vinci was born in 1452, is declared by the International Association of Art to be World Art Day to celebrate the fine arts.”

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"pang : (transitive) To cause to have great pain or suffering; to torment, to torture."

“pang : (transitive) To cause to have great pain or suffering; to torment, to torture.”

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"Department of Redundancy Department : (humorous) A fictitious department that is cited to draw..."

“Department of Redundancy Department : (humorous) A fictitious department that is cited to draw attention to needless repetition or excessiveness.”

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Space Launch System Ascent Testing Advances Understanding of...

Space Launch System Ascent Testing Advances Understanding of Cargo Configuration via NASA https://go.nasa.gov/2Z7cRUT

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"spraddle : (transitive, Canada, Caribbean (West Indies), US) To spread apart (the..."

“spraddle : (transitive, Canada, Caribbean (West Indies), US) To spread apart (the legs).
(transitive, Canada, Caribbean (West Indies), US) To spread apart the legs of (someone or something).
(intransitive, Canada, Caribbean (West Indies), US) To lie, move, or stand with legs spread.
To mark World Health Day on 7 April and the benefits of being active, we are featuring a series of action words or verbs.”

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Wikipedia picture of the day on April 12, 2019: Birdhouses on...

Wikipedia picture of the day on April 12, 2019:
Birdhouses on Sidney Spit (part of Gulf Islands National Park Reserve), Sidney Island, British Columbia, Canada.
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"flabbergast : (transitive) To overwhelm with bewilderment; to amaze, confound, or stun, especially..."

“flabbergast : (transitive) To overwhelm with bewilderment; to amaze, confound, or stun, especially in a ludicrous manner.
To mark World Health Day on 7 April and the benefits of being active, we are featuring a series of action words or verbs.”

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Launching Rockets to Study Auroras via NASA...

Launching Rockets to Study Auroras via NASA https://go.nasa.gov/2YYQmS9

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"deem : (transitive, obsolete) To judge, to pass judgment on; to doom, to sentence. (transitive,..."

“deem : (transitive, obsolete) To judge, to pass judgment on; to doom, to sentence.
(transitive, obsolete) To adjudge, to decree.
(transitive, obsolete) To dispense (justice); to administer (law).
(transitive) To hold in belief or estimation; to adjudge as a conclusion; to regard as being; to evaluate according to one’s beliefs; to account.
(transitive, intransitive) To think, judge, or hold as an opinion; to decide or believe on consideration; to suppose.
(intransitive) To have or hold as an opinion; to judge; to think.
To mark World Health Day on 7 April and the benefits of being active, we are featuring a series of action words or verbs.”

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David Saint-Jacques’ First Spacewalk via NASA...

David Saint-Jacques’ First Spacewalk via NASA https://go.nasa.gov/2Gfb2Ot

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"grandfather : (transitive, chiefly US, law) To retain existing laws or rules for (a person or..."

“grandfather : (transitive, chiefly US, law) To retain existing laws or rules for (a person or organization previously affected by them).
(intransitive, chiefly US, law) To retain existing laws or rules only for people or organizations previously affected by them, and to apply new laws or rules to the unaffected people or organizations.
To mark World Health Day on 7 April and the benefits of being active, we are featuring a series of action words or verbs. The tongue-in-cheek International Be Kind to Lawyers Day also falls on this day in 2019, the second Tuesday of April.”

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2019 Astronaut Hall of Fame Honorees via NASA...

2019 Astronaut Hall of Fame Honorees via NASA https://go.nasa.gov/2D489O6

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"comply : To yield assent; to accord; to acquiesce, agree, consent; to adapt oneself, to..."

“comply : To yield assent; to accord; to acquiesce, agree, consent; to adapt oneself, to conform.
(archaic) To accomplish, to fulfil. [from late 16th c.]
(archaic) To be ceremoniously courteous; to make one’s compliments.
(archaic) To enfold; to embrace.
To mark World Health Day on 7 April and the benefits of being active, we are featuring a series of action words or verbs.”

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Wikipedia picture of the day on April 8, 2019: The Falcon 9...

Wikipedia picture of the day on April 8, 2019:
The Falcon 9 rocket on the launch pad of the Vandenberg Air Force Base on January 16, 2016, the day before the launch of the Jason-3 satellite.
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"chivvy : (transitive, Britain) To coerce or hurry along, as by persistent request. (transitive,..."

“chivvy : (transitive, Britain) To coerce or hurry along, as by persistent request.
(transitive, Britain) To subject to harassment or verbal abuse.
(transitive, Britain) To sneak up on or rapidly approach.
(transitive, Britain) To pursue as in a hunt.
To mark World Health Day today and the benefits of being active, we are featuring a series of action words or verbs.”

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"wieldy : (obsolete except Britain, dialectal) Able to wield one’s body well; active,..."

“wieldy : (obsolete except Britain, dialectal) Able to wield one’s body well; active, dexterous.
Capable of being easily wielded or managed; handy.
To celebrate April Fools’ Day, we are featuring a series of less familiar cousins to common words – enjoy!”

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Wikipedia picture of the day on April 6, 2019: Fonvizinskaya...

Wikipedia picture of the day on April 6, 2019:
Fonvizinskaya metro station in Moscow (Russia)
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Capturing a View of the Antelope Valley’s Superbloom of...

Capturing a View of the Antelope Valley’s Superbloom of Poppies via NASA https://go.nasa.gov/2OUCGmA

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Wikipedia picture of the day on April 5, 2019: Lögberg...

Wikipedia picture of the day on April 5, 2019:
Lögberg (Icelandic for Law Rock), Þingvellir National Park, Southern Region, Iceland. The Lögberg was the place on which the lawspeaker (lögsögumaður) took his seat as the presiding official of the assembly of the Althing, the national parliament, from 930 until 1262 (when Iceland took allegiance to Norway). Speeches and announcements were made from the spot and anyone attending could make their argument from the Lögberg.
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"whelm : (transitive) To bury, to cover; to engulf, to submerge. (transitive, obsolete) To throw..."

“whelm : (transitive) To bury, to cover; to engulf, to submerge.
(transitive, obsolete) To throw (something) over a thing so as to cover it.
(transitive, obsolete) To ruin or destroy.
(intransitive) To overcome with emotion; to overwhelm.
To celebrate April Fools’ Day, we are featuring a series of less familiar cousins to common words – enjoy!”

- https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/whelm#English

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Snow and Sand in Central Asia via NASA https://ift.tt/2G2keo3

Snow and Sand in Central Asia via NASA https://ift.tt/2G2keo3

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Wikipedia picture of the day on April 4, 2019: A Tapirapé...

Wikipedia picture of the day on April 4, 2019:
A Tapirapé mask.
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"sensical : That makes sense; showing internal logic; rational, sensible. To celebrate April Fools’..."

“sensical : That makes sense; showing internal logic; rational, sensible.
To celebrate April Fools’ Day, we are featuring a series of less familiar cousins to common words – enjoy!”

- https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/sensical#English

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Cloud Formation in the South Indian Ocean via NASA...

Cloud Formation in the South Indian Ocean via NASA https://ift.tt/2FXlXfm

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"loggerhead : (obsolete) A stupid person; a blockhead, a dolt. A metal tool consisting of a long rod..."

“loggerhead : (obsolete) A stupid person; a blockhead, a dolt.
A metal tool consisting of a long rod with a bulbous end that is made hot in a fire, then plunged into some material (such as pitch or a liquid) to melt or heat it.
(nautical) A post on a whaling boat used to secure the harpoon rope.
(botany, Midlands, dialectal) Often in plural: a thistle-like flowering plant of the genus Centaurea, particularly the common knapweed (Centaurea nigra).
(zoology) Used as the name of various animals with large heads.
The loggerhead duck or Falkland steamer duck (Tachyeres brachypterus; formerly Tachyeres cinereus), a species of steamer duck endemic to the Falkland Islands.
The loggerhead kingbird (Tyrannus caudifasciatus), a bird endemic to the Caribbean and West Indies.
The rufous-tailed flycatcher (Myiarchus validus), a bird endemic to Jamaica.
The loggerhead shrike (Lanius ludovicianus), a bird endemic to North America.
The loggerhead musk turtle (Sternotherus minor), a large-headed turtle endemic to the United States.
The loggerhead sea turtle or loggerhead turtle (Caretta caretta), an oceanic turtle found throughout the world.
To celebrate April Fools’ Day, we are featuring a series of less familiar cousins to common words – enjoy!”

- https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/loggerhead#English

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Operation IceBridge: Exploring Alaska’s Mountain Glaciers via...

Operation IceBridge: Exploring Alaska’s Mountain Glaciers via NASA https://ift.tt/2D16XeL

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"imburse : (transitive, obsolete) To put into a purse; to save, to store up. (transitive, obsolete)..."

“imburse : (transitive, obsolete) To put into a purse; to save, to store up.
(transitive, obsolete) To give money to, to pay; to stock or supply with money.
(transitive, obsolete) To pay back money that is owed; to refund, to repay, to reimburse.
To celebrate April Fools’ Day, we are featuring a series of less familiar cousins to common words – enjoy!”

- https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/imburse#English

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Nick Hague Completes 215th Spacewalk on Station via NASA...

Nick Hague Completes 215th Spacewalk on Station via NASA https://ift.tt/2HQtoXN

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