Wrongly Maintain Earl Is Dead

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Updated: October 14, 2023

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	99%	9		Exact Match!
adjective • belonging to the class of nouns denoting nonliving things • not endowed with life adjective satellite • appearing dead; not breathing or having no perceptible pulse
	40%	14		His titles included Earl of Salisbury and Earl of Warwick
noun • English statesman; during the War of the Roses he fought first for the house of York and secured the throne for Edward IV and then changed sides to fight for the house of Lancaster and secured the throne for Henry VI (1428-1471)
	32%	7		Benefits wrongly used to maintain Greek character
noun • the highest or uppermost side of anything

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