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Sickle-shaped refers to something that is curved or crescent-shaped like a sickle, which is a hand-held agricultural tool with a curved blade. It can also mean having a shape that resembles a new moon. This term is often used in biology, medicine, and other natural sciences to describe the shape of various objects, organisms, or parts of them.

The Office of Naval Intelligence (ONI) is the military intelligence agency of the United States Navy. Established in 1882 primarily to advance the Navys modernization efforts, it is the oldest member of the U.S. Intelligence Community and serves as the nations premier source of maritime intelligence.Since the First World War, ONIs mission has broadened to include real-time reporting on the developments and activities of foreign navies; protecting maritime resources and interests; monitoring and countering transnational maritime threats; providing technical, operational, and tactical support to the U.S. Navy and its partners; and surveying the global maritime environment. ONI employs over 3,000 military and civilian personnel worldwide and is headquartered at the National Maritime Intelligence Center in Suitland, Maryland.

To take the floor is a phrase primarily used in formal or meeting contexts, referring to beginning to speak in a public meeting or debate, often by standing up, getting attention, to present a speech, opinions, or ideas. The phrase usually implies that the person has the authorized or acknowledged right to speak at that time.

A goldmine is a location, site or place where gold is obtained by mining operations, often through digging into the earth or rock. It can also be metaphorically used to refer to any source of abundant or profitable business or wealth.

Genus Asclepias, commonly known as milkweed, is a group of perennial flowering plants that belong to the dogbane family, Apocynaceae. These plants are native to North and South America, including some Caribbean islands. The genus Asclepias is most notable for its distinct milky sap from which it derives its common name, and for being the primary food source for monarch butterfly larvae. The flowers are usually in clusters, and vary in color from species to species. They have distinct pods which contain numerous seeds each with a silken parachute-like structure. Approx 200 species are currently recognized in this genus.

In many countries, the station agent is the person in charge of a railway station Variants of station agents can also work at other transit terminals such as airports, ferry terminals, etc.
In Australia and New Zealand, the term has a different meaning, due to the term Station being the equivalent of ranch in these countries.
A station agent - or more often stock and station agent is a retailer specialising in goods for the farming sector. These goods may range from fence posts to animal health products, and tractors to computer software.

Unadventurous describes someone who is not willing to take risks or try new, exciting, or challenging experiences. It often refers to people who prefer routine, familiarity, and predictability over the unknown or unpredictable.

Disownment occurs when a parent renounces or no longer accepts a child as a family member, usually due to actions perceived as reprehensible, leading to serious emotional consequences. Different from giving a child up for adoption, it is a social and interpersonal act and usually takes place later in the childs life, which means that the disowned child would have to make their own arrangements for future care. Among other things, it implies no responsibility for future care, making it similar to divorce or repudiation (of a spouse), meaning that the disowned child would have to find another residence to call home and be cared for.
Disownment may entail disinheritance, familial exile, or shunning, and often all three. A disowned child might no longer be welcome in their former familys home or be allowed to attend major family events, or be allowed to know about such events taking place on social media.
Disownment is often taboo. In many countries, it is a form of child abandonment and is illegal when the child is a minor.
In rare cases, a society and its institutions will accept an act of disownment. For example, the British politician Leo Amery had two adult sons, both young adults at the time of World War II; one fought in the British forces, while the other, John Amery, cast his lot with Nazi Germany and beamed propaganda radio broadcasts to his homeland. After the end of the war in 1945, young Amery was tried and executed for treason, whereupon the bereaved father asked, and received, permission from the editors of Whos Who to change the terms of his authorized biography from two sons to one son.