Word: oxbridgeã
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Dates: during 2007-2007
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...where does this “itch” come from? One particular bout broke out in the early 20th century, when many graduates—often from Oxbridge??found themselves with the means to travel more cheaply and safely than before. Somewhat averse to joining the London set, banking and lawyering their way through the gilded age (sound familiar?), and terrified of being domesticated by modern life, they left England to become romantic heroes in their own right. Along the way they mutated into state spies, aviators, and colonial rebels...
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