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  2. Art Fund - Wikipedia

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    Art Fund (formerly the National Art Collections Fund) is an independent membership-based British charity, which raises funds to aid the acquisition of artworks for the nation. It gives grants and acts as a channel for many gifts and bequests, as well as lobbying on behalf of museums and galleries and their users.

  3. What are the different types of index funds? - AOL

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    Here are a few popular bond index funds: Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF (BLV) – This fund aims to track the performance of the Bloomberg U.S. Long Government/Credit Float Adjusted Index and provide ...

  4. Non-fungible token - Wikipedia

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    Characteristics. An NFT is a data file, stored on a type of digital ledger called a blockchain, which can be sold and traded. The NFT can be associated with a particular asset – digital or physical – such as an image, art, music, or recording of a sports event.

  5. List of typographical symbols and punctuation marks - Wikipedia

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    Typographical symbols and punctuation marks are marks and symbols used in typography with a variety of purposes such as to help with legibility and accessibility, or to identify special cases. This list gives those most commonly encountered with Latin script. For a far more comprehensive list of symbols and signs, see List of Unicode characters.

  6. Glossary of British terms not widely used in the United ...

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    Words with specific British English meanings that have different meanings in American and/or additional meanings common to both languages (e.g. pants, cot) are to be found at List of words having different meanings in American and British English. When such words are herein used or referenced, they are marked with the flag [DM] (different meaning).

  7. X mark - Wikipedia

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    An x mark marking the spot of the wrecked Whydah Gally in Cape Cod. An X mark (also known as an ex mark or a cross mark or simply an X or ex or a cross) is used to indicate the concept of negation (for example "no, this has not been verified", "no, that is not the correct answer" or "no, I do not agree") as well as an indicator (for example, in election ballot papers or in maps as an x-marks ...

  8. Gamma Theta Upsilon - Wikipedia

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    To create and administer funds for furthering graduate study and/or research in the field of geography. Symbols. The initials of Gamma Theta Upsilon, ΓΘΥ, represent three Greek words, (Ge), (Thalatta), and (Hypaithrios), meaning earth, sea, and atmosphere respectively.

  9. Swastika - Wikipedia

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    On Japanese maps, a swastika (left-facing and horizontal) is used to mark the location of a Buddhist temple. The right-facing swastika is often referred to as the gyaku manji (逆卍, lit. "reverse swastika") or migi manji (右卍, lit. "right swastika"), and can also be called kagi jūji (鉤十字, literally "hook cross") .