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attraction

[ah-trak´shun]

the force or influence by which one object is drawn toward another.

capillary attraction the force that causes a liquid to rise in a fine-caliber tube.

at·trac·tion

(ă-trak'shŭn),

The tendency of two bodies to approach each other.

[L. at-traho, pp. -tractus, to draw toward]

at·trac·tion

(ă-trak'shŭn)

A property or force by which anything tends to cause something else to approach it.

[L. at-traho, pp. -tractus, to draw toward]

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Cardiff's Millennium Centre remains the most popular visitor attraction in Wales for the fifth year running, with one million visitors.

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Meanwhile in Abu Dhabi, 2 percent thought Ferrari World was a main attraction but overall 17 percent still see the UAE's vast open beaches, the sun and the sand as the main attractions making the country widely popular among tourists.

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Folly Farm at Begelly, one of Pembrokeshire's most popular visitor attractions, has gone from strength to strength in its 22 years as a privately-owned attraction.

Number of tourist attractions has fallen in Wales over past decade, reveals survey; Almost 90 have gone out of business while 86 have opened

Alnwick Garden is the region's most visited paidfor attraction with 548,527 visits.

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Attraction World Ltd, a UK attraction ticket broker, has signed a deal with data security provider Secerno to protect itself from external and internal attacks against its databases.

Attraction World awards contract to Secerno

A TOP Midlands tourist attraction is being readied for a spring clean - to boost its grubby image.

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I will refer to the Catholic Medical Association (CMA) as evidence for the Catholic interpretation of what to do about students who have same-sex attraction. Finally, I will conclude with some thoughts of my own, through which I hope to assist the bishops and those concerned for our Catholic students.