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profiteer — UK [ˌprɒfɪˈtɪə(r)] / US [ˌprɑfɪˈtɪr] verb [intransitive] Word forms profiteer : present tense I/you/we/they profiteer he/she/it profiteers present participle profiteering past tense profiteered past participle profiteered to make large profits by … English dictionary
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Robert John Simmons — First Sergeant Robert John Simmons was a Bermudian who served in the 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Regiment during the US Civil War. A former clerk, probably from St. George s, Simmons is believed to have joined the 54th on 12th March,… … Wikipedia
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JOSEPH — JOSEPH, pioneer family in Canadian business and Jewish life. The Canadian Jewish branch of the Joseph family (some converted to Catholicism and others intermarried with Protestants) was founded by HENRY JOSEPH (1775–1832), a nephew of Aaron Hart … Encyclopedia of Judaism
