In 1511, leaders in Mecca believed coffee stimulated radical thinking and outlawed the drink. In 1524, the leaders overturned that order, and people could drink coffee again.
RICHARDS
Richards, I. A. Richards, Ivor Armstrong Richards
(noun) English literary critic who collaborated with C. K. Ogden and contributed to the development of Basic English (1893-1979)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
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PRESENTATION
(noun) (obstetrics) position of the fetus in the uterus relative to the birth canal; “Cesarean sections are sometimes the result of abnormal presentations”
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