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SINS

[sinz]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

a gyroscopic device indicating the exact speed and position of a vessel, as indicated by differences in positions over a given period on a given course, as well as the direction of true north.

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of SINS¹

s(hip's) i(nertial) n(avigation) s(ystem)

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His lynching can’t be undone, but the dignity of his name can be redeemed and our collective sins can be called to account in a gripping musical that hasn’t so much been revived as reborn.

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Pope Leo XIV is a notable fan of the Chicago White Sox, a penance for sins if ever there was one.

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Still, Isaacs doesn't believe a full absolution of Gibson's sins is appropriate.

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The situation worsens when LLIAM, appalled by how its work has been misused, turns the tables by revealing users’ sins and transgressions in a series of letters sent to victims that begin: “We must confess.”

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He also wasn’t shy about scolding dining companions who committed such sins as buttering their bread or not eating all their vegetables.

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Sino-Xenic sinsemilla

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