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bridge, structure built over water or any obstacle or depression to allow the passage of pedestrians or vehicles. See also viaduct.
In wartime, where the means of…
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In 1980, the conservative Ronald Reagan, a former supporter of Barry Goldwater, regained the presidency for the Republicans and…
