Cloom

v. t.1.To close with glutinous matter.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, published 1913 by G. & C. Merriam Co.
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In 2011, Agence Francaise de Devel-oppement (AfD) agreed to lend cloom to Eskom for the development of the too MW Sere wind farm.
Ongoing projects in Africa
Areva have mined in Niger for more than 40 years (for much of this time they had a monopoly) and currently contribute around cloom a year to Niger's treasury--an amount that President thinks is far from adequate.
Uranium the slumbering giant awakes: competition for Africa's uranium resources is hotting up as the number of reactors worldwide grows steeply. China is seeking to secure supplies for its burgeoning nuclear sector and France's military intervention into Mali highlights uranium's increasing strategic significance. Report by MJ Morgan
Burdened by huge levels of debt, overlooked by transnational companies whose activities require an increasingly sophisticated supporting infrastructure, they seem cloomed to be captive consumers of goods they can ill afford.
Globalization of business and the Third World: challenge of expanding the mindsets
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