See boffo on Wiktionary
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"ref": "1963 (date written), John Kennedy Toole, A Confederacy of Dunces, London: Penguin Books, published 1980 (1981 printing), →ISBN:",
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"ref": "2022 December 22, Peter Rainer, “Beyond the blockbusters: The 10 best films of 2022”, in The Christian Science Monitor:",
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"ref": "2023 June 21, Julia Jacobs, “A Britney Spears Jukebox Musical Hopes for #SeeBritney Energy”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:",
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