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(Old Testament) food that God gave the Israelites during the Exodus

to blast; to destroy the life or vigor of, as by a stroke or by some visitation

(of ideas, images, representations, expressions) characterized by perfect conformity to fact or truth; strictly correct

literal or etymological signification

A tariff is a tax imposed by the government of a country or by a supranational union on imports or exports of goods. Besides being a source of revenue for the government, import duties can also be a form of regulation of foreign trade and policy that taxes foreign products to encourage or safeguard domestic industry. Protective tariffs are among the most widely used instruments of protectionism, along with import quotas and export quotas and other non-tariff barriers to trade.
Tariffs can be fixed (a constant sum per unit of imported goods or a percentage of the price) or variable (the amount varies according to the price). Taxing imports means people are less likely to buy them as they become more expensive. The intention is that they buy local products instead, boosting their countrys economy. Tariffs therefore provide an incentive to develop production and replace imports with domestic products. Tariffs are meant to reduce pressure from foreign competition and reduce the trade deficit. They have historically been justified as a means to protect infant industries and to allow import substitution industrialization. Tariffs may also be used to rectify artificially low prices for certain imported goods, due to dumping, export subsidies or currency manipulation.
There is near unanimous consensus among economists that tariffs have a negative effect on economic growth and economic welfare, while free trade and the reduction of trade barriers has a positive effect on economic growth. Although trade liberalization can sometimes result in large and unequally distributed losses and gains, and can, in the short run, cause significant economic dislocation of workers in import-competing sectors, free trade has advantages of lowering costs of goods and services for both producers and consumers.

bring to the ground

popular dance music of Brazil; derived from the practices of the macumba religious cult

The official name of Bulgaria.

inferior in rank or status

the address of a web page on the world wide web

one part in five equal parts

A tuft or clump of green grass or similar verdure, forming a small hillock.

A week from Monday refers to the span of seven days starting from the next upcoming Monday. For example, if today is Wednesday, a week from Monday starts from the coming Monday and ends on the Sunday of the next week. This phrase is typically used for scheduling and planning.

A part broken off; a small, detached portion; an imperfect part; as, a fragment of an ancient writing.

get or cause to become in a difficult or laborious manner

of or pertaining to a meson

Across the nation refers to something happening or spreading throughout or in every part of a specific country. It implies an event, sentiment, action, etc., that is occurring or being experienced in all regions and districts.

A staysail that resembles a jib but extends aft beyond the mast.

Verb form of the word complete.

French composer of operas whose writings laid the foundation for the modern theory of harmony (1683-1764)