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   rive

   /rʌɪv/

   verb

   • 1. split or tear apart violently: "the party was riven by disagreements over Europe"
   • ▪ split or crack (wood or stone): "the wood was riven with deep cracks"
   • ▪ (of wood or stone) split or crack: "I started to chop furiously, the dry wood riving and splintering under the axe"

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old Norse rífa, of unknown ultimate origin.

   Scrabble Points: 7

   • R

     1

   • I

     1

   • V

     4

   • E

     1

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2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › John_CJohn C. Calhoun - Wikipedia

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   15 hours ago · John C. Calhoun. John Caldwell Calhoun ( / kælˈhuːn /; [1] March 18, 1782 – March 31, 1850) was an American statesman and political theorist who served as the seventh vice president of the United States from 1825 to 1832. Born in South Carolina, he adamantly defended American slavery and sought to protect the interests of white Southerners.