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WINNING IS DIFFICULT
BOUGIE NEIGHBORHOODS
NEPO BABIES
TOXIC CREATURES
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Purchased by eBay in 2002, this money-transfer service became a separate company in 2015
PayPal
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In French, to sell a half-duck once meant "to fool someone"; now this French word for duck is an English word meaning "hoax"
canard
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The Army thought Sitting Bull had 800 warriors for this 1876 battle; winning was difficult--nay, impossible--as there were 2,000
Little Bighorn
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Larvotto is among the priciest districts in a très pricey place to live--this city-state on the French Riviera
Monaco
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Supermodel Hailey Bieber, the daughter & niece of actors with this last name, has gratefully embraced her nepo baby status
Baldwin
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This "blazing" insect originally from South America may live in colonies of 100,000 & can inflict a painful sting
fire ants
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ETF stands for this kind of traded fund, for the type of marketplace at which they can be bought & sold
an exchange traded fund
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It's a young bird that's just grown feathers, or an inexperienced person, typically without feathers
a fledgling
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Russia took the L in this 1853 to 1856 war, surrendering Southern Bessarabia & opening the Danube to shipping for all nations
the Crimean War
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Once home to the richest Americans, Millionaires' Row was a stretch of this numerical Manhattan thoroughfare
Fifth Avenue
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Mia Threapleton, star of 2025's "The Phoenician Scheme", is the daughter of this Oscar winner who said, "I'll never let go"
Kate Winslet
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North America's longest venomous snake is the Eastern variety of this rattlesnake that lends its name to a pro sports team
a diamondback
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We can go in together on one of these funds named for the way they pool money from multiple investors, like Fidelity Value
mutual funds
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In Greek myth this word referred to a bird that nested on calm seas; now it describes something happy or calm, like certain days of yore
a halcyon
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...Even if you win the popular vote! But Samuel Tilden ended up 1 Electoral College vote short & this guy from Ohio became president
Hayes
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Lord Byron hosted literary pals at the Villa Diodati on Chemin de Ruth in Cologny, a swank municipality of this Swiss city
Geneva
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Singer Robin Thicke's dad is Alan Thicke, who became a household name as Jason Seaver on this '80s & '90s sitcom
Growing Pains
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With its bite, the cute but deadly slow loris is the only known venomous member of this group of higher mammals
primates
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Sorry, action-movie screenwriters, but these alliterative notes payable to the physical holder are pretty well extinct nowadays
bearer bonds
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As a noun, it's a bird known for its song; as a verb, it means to race playfully up & down a ship's rigging
to skylark
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In 31 B.C. after his forces weren't quite shipshape at the Battle of Actium, he & his lady friend were not long for the world
Mark Antony
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This upscale London neighborhood was named for the annual spring festivities that once took place in its streets
Mayfair
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Jaden Smith shared the screen with dad, Will, for the first but not the last time in this 2006 film with a misspelled title
The Pursuit of Happyness
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In Japan the potentially poisonous pufferfish is known by this 4-letter name & when eaten, must be specially prepared
fugu
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The WSJ called this person-to-person payment service launched in 2017 a "Venmo-killer"; feel free to send me money via either
Zelle
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A nod to the bird's squawking & showy plumage, this word that once referred to a parrot now refers to an arrogant dandy
a popinjay
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Ghiberti won the 15th c. competition to design this city's baptistry doors by opening his studio & listening to onlookers' ideas
Florence
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The exclusive neighborhood known locally as The Peak overlooks Victoria Harbor in this densely populated area
Hong Kong Island
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"Big Little Lies" star Zoë Kravitz has doubly talented genes: Dad is Lenny Kravitz & mom is this former sitcom actress
(Lisa) Bonet
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Hornet venom contains histamines that can cause the severe allergic reaction called type 1 this
anaphylaxis