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  2. History of Hindustani language - Wikipedia

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    During this time Hindustani was the language of both Hindus and Muslims. The non-communal nature of the language lasted until the British Raj in India, when in 1837 Hindustani in the Persian script (i.e. Urdu) replaced Persian as the official language and was made co-official along with English.

  3. Want to retire early? Here are the top 5 regrets of ... - AOL

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    Seven out of 10 people aged 65 and over will require long-term care in their lifetime, and the Genworth Cost of Care survey revealed a semi-private room in a nursing home could come at the cost of ...

  4. Affordable housing - Wikipedia

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    For example, a composite HAI of 120.0 means a family earning the median family income has 120% of the income necessary to qualify for a conventional loan covering 80 percent of a median-priced existing single-family home.

  5. Homeownership in the United States - Wikipedia

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    According to ATTOM Data Research, only "34 percent of all American homeowners have 100 percent equity in their properties — they’ve either paid off their entire mortgage debt or they never had a mortgage". According to CNBC, the median sale price for a U.S. home in 2017 was US$199,200.

  6. The lock-in effect is keeping homes off the market. How long ...

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    Of course, the lock-in effect has also sharply reduced home sales. Between mid-2022 and the end of 2023, higher mortgage rates prevented 1.33 million sales of homes tied to fixed-rate mortgages ...

  7. Alcoholism - Wikipedia

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    Alcoholism is the continued drinking of alcohol despite it causing problems. Some definitions require evidence of dependence and withdrawal. [15] Problematic use of alcohol has been mentioned in the earliest historical records.

  8. Hindi cinema - Wikipedia

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    Hindi cinema, popularly known as Bollywood and formerly as Bombay cinema, [3] refers to the film industry based in Mumbai, engaged in production of motion pictures in Hindi language. The popular term Bollywood is a portmanteau of "Bombay" (former name of Mumbai) and " Hollywood ". The industry is a part of the larger Indian cinema, which also ...

  9. Demographics of New Zealand - Wikipedia

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    At the 2018 census, 27.4 percent of people counted were not born in New Zealand, up from 25.2 percent in 2013. In 2018, over half (50.7 percent) of New Zealand's overseas-born population lived in the Auckland Region, including 70 percent of the country's Pacific Island-born population, 61.5 percent of its Asian-born population, and 52 percent ...

  10. Write-off - Wikipedia

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    Accounting. In business accounting, the term 'write-off' is used to refer to an investment (such as a purchase of sellable goods) for which a return on the investment is now impossible or unlikely. The item's potential return is thus canceled and removed from ('written off') the business's balance sheet. Common write-offs in retail include ...

  11. Indian people - Wikipedia

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    Indian people or Indians are the citizens and nationals of the Republic of India. In 2022, the population of India stood at 1.4 billion people. According to UN forecasts, India overtook China as the world's most populous country by the end of April 2023, containing 17.50 percent of the global population. [25] [26] [27] In addition to the Indian ...