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noun • United States prizefighter who won the world heavyweight championship three times (born in 1942) • the fourth caliph of Islam who is considered to be the first caliph by Shiites; he was a cousin and son-in-law of Muhammad; after his assassination Islam was divided into Shiite and Sunnite sects | ||||
| 29% | 7 | Seabird said to draw blood from its own breast with its pouched beak to feed its young, thus a symbol of self-sacrifice and motherly love to the nation co-opted for Elizabeth I | ||
noun • large long-winged warm-water seabird having a large bill with a distensible pouch for fish | ||||
| 28% | 8 | From the Latin for “sun”, either the shortest day of the year or its longest, when said star reaches its highest or lowest point in the sky at noon | ||
noun • either of the two times of the year when the sun is at its greatest distance from the celestial equator | ||||
Sports Star Who Said Its Not Bragging If You Can Back It Up
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Updated: December 30, 2025
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