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Given a text, write a compressed version of it in a single sentence.
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Lured by the promise of increased federal revenues from the newly discovered gold, the United States Congress admitted California as the 31st state of the Union in 1850.
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The United States Congress admitted California as the 31st state of the Union in 1850.

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ACTUARIAL COST METHODS - A recognized actuarial technique used for establishing the amount and the incidence of employer contributions or accounting charges for pension costs under a pension plan.
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ACTUARIAL COST METHODS - A recognized actuarial technique used for est. the amount and the incidence of employer contributions under a pension plan

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"Rutland, the historic county (of which Oakham, above, was the county town), does not mean root land or red land or even rutted land but Rota's land, from a personal name."
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Rutland doesn't mean root land or red land or even rutted land, but is a personal name.