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    Why Are College Textbooks So Expensive?

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    April Lu posted on 2019/01/22
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    US /ˈæksɛs/

    UK /'ækses/

    • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
    • Way to enter a place, e.g. a station or stadium
    • The opportunity or right to use something or to see someone.
    • Transitive Verb
    • To be able to use or have permission to use
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    force

    US /fɔrs, fors/

    UK /fɔ:s/

    • Noun
    • Group of persons trained for military action; army
    • Pressure; attraction
    • Transitive Verb
    • To use physical strength or violence to persuade
    • To break open (something) using force.
    strain

    US /stren/

    UK /streɪn/

    • Transitive Verb
    • To remove the water from (food) using a colander
    • To injure a muscle, leg etc. by using it too much
    • Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
    • Injury to a muscle, leg etc. through overuse
    • Type or variation of a disease or bacillus
    brand

    US /brænd/

    UK /brænd/

    • Noun
    • A mark burned on an animal to show who owns it
    • Product made or designed by a named company
    • Transitive Verb
    • To burn a mark on an animal to show who owns it
    • To describe someone as a liar, coward, etc.
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