[Q]: Determine the topic of the passage. "Tacoma (, ) is a mid-sized urban port city and the county seat of Pierce County, Washington , United States." Topic:
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[A]: Tacoma, Washington

input: Please answer the following: Determine the topic of the passage. "Other examples include European "textural" compositions of the fifties and sixties such as Krzysztof Penderecki 's Threnody to the Victims of Hiroshima (1959) and György Ligeti 's works featuring micropolyphony in works like Atmosphères (1961) and his Requiem (1963-65)." Topic:
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output: Sound mass

Please answer this: Determine the topic of the passage. "Bongos (Spanish: bongó) are an Afro-Cuban percussion instrument ." Topic:
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Answer: Bongo drum

Problem: Determine the topic of the passage. "In 2012, Walmart and several other retailers announced that they would open most of their stores at 8:00 p.m. on Thanksgiving Day (except in states where opening on Thanksgiving is prohibited due to blue laws , such as Massachusetts where they still opened around midnight), prompting calls for a walkout among some workers." Topic:

A: Black Friday (shopping)

Problem: Given the question: Determine the topic of the passage. "Civil engineering is a professional engineering discipline that deals with the design, construction, and maintenance of the physical and naturally built environment, including works like roads, bridges, canals , dams, and buildings." Topic:
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The answer is:
Civil engineering

Problem: Determine the topic of the passage. "A value added tax (VAT) is a form of consumption tax ." Topic:

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Value added tax