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Solving Steps
1 [like almost all TVs these days] is replaced by 'hD'
2 [letters before an MD or PhD's name] is replaced by 'Dr'
3 [noble title for Dracula 🧛] is replaced by 'count'
4 [popular countdown starting point] is replaced by 'ten'
5 [tenured one 👩🏫] is replaced by 'Professor'
6 [companion of jangle] is replaced by 'jingle'
7 [🎶 "jingle all the ___" 🎶] is replaced by 'way'
8 [this way 👉] is replaced by 'right'
9 [this right here, e.g. 🕵️♀️] is replaced by 'Clue'
10 [Professor dressed in purple in Clue] is replaced by 'plum'
11 [plumage component 🦚] is replaced by 'feather'
12 [___ and feather (gnarly punishment)] is replaced by 'tar'
13 [one might have a deep end] is replaced by 'pool'
14 [diamond-adorned lane for carpoolers and families 🛣️] is replaced by 'hov'
15 [Jehovah's ___ (✊🚪)] is replaced by 'witness'
16 [event featuring witnesses and a jury, maybe 🧑⚖️] is replaced by 'trial'
2 [letters before an MD or PhD's name] is replaced by 'Dr'
3 [noble title for Dracula 🧛] is replaced by 'count'
4 [popular countdown starting point] is replaced by 'ten'
5 [tenured one 👩🏫] is replaced by 'Professor'
6 [companion of jangle] is replaced by 'jingle'
7 [🎶 "jingle all the ___" 🎶] is replaced by 'way'
8 [this way 👉] is replaced by 'right'
9 [this right here, e.g. 🕵️♀️] is replaced by 'Clue'
10 [Professor dressed in purple in Clue] is replaced by 'plum'
11 [plumage component 🦚] is replaced by 'feather'
12 [___ and feather (gnarly punishment)] is replaced by 'tar'
13 [one might have a deep end] is replaced by 'pool'
14 [diamond-adorned lane for carpoolers and families 🛣️] is replaced by 'hov'
15 [Jehovah's ___ (✊🚪)] is replaced by 'witness'
16 [event featuring witnesses and a jury, maybe 🧑⚖️] is replaced by 'trial'
The Answer
Eisenhower coins the term "military-industrial complex"
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