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Vocabulary Building Blocks: (4 Down) posit
(TRANSITIVE VERB) 1. To put in position; to place something firmly in
position. 2. To lay down or assume as fact or basis of argument; postulate. 3.
Put something forward for consideration, such as a suggestion, assumption, or
fact. Synonyms: advance, hypothesize, postulate, put forward, speculate,
suggest, theorize. (NOUN) A suggestion, assumption, or fact put forward for
consideration. [Derived from Latin: positus, past particle of
ponere to place.
Did You Know? (60 Across) RCA, the Radio Corporation of
America, was established through the joint efforts of General Electric
Company, (GE) and Westinghouse Electric Corporation. Incorporated in 1919, RCA
has played a major role in the development of the radio and television
industries. RCA was the original parent company of NBC, (National
Broadcasting Company). NBC was created by RCA in 1926 and thereafter became
the first radio network and also the first television network in the United
States. Other major subsidiaries of RCA have at one time included the Victor
Talking Machine Company; the publishing giant, Random House, Inc., which RCA
purchased in 1965 and sold in 1980; and the Hertz Corporation (rental cars);
among others. A major electronics company for decades, beginning with the
introduction of the first mass-produced television set for sale to the public,
RCA was also a major player in the development of communications satellites
and radar warning systems. The company was acquired by, and absorbed into, GE
in 1986.
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