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"text": "The Black Books also reflect [Philip Babcock] Gove’s notoriously brusque manner, no doubt gained from an early career in the Navy. Memos begin, “Editorializing has no place in definitions,” or “Godlove’s psychophysical defs of color names and their references had better be regarded as sacrosanct.” Sir, yes, sir!",
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"text": "i can def sneak out tn. where should i meet u?",
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"ref": "2022 Barbie: It Takes Two, episode 7 “Start Small“ at 15 minutes, Malibu to Brooklyn",
"text": "And focus on cleaning the park. But we should def get waffle fries after."
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"ref": "2023 September 19, Chaise Sanders, “50 Best Halloween Costumes of All Time, From the Classics to the Truly Unique”, in Cosmopolitan",
"text": "Not to toot our own horn, but we def had Austin Powers on VHS. This fun pop culture costume for couples may require some planning in advance to come up with these unique costumes, but trust us—it’ll pay off!",
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"ref": "1985, Ralph Farquhar, Krush Groove, spoken by Run (Joseph Simmons)",
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"ref": "1988, “Run’s House”, in Tougher Than Leather, performed by Run-DMC",
"text": "See I do this thing, so come pursue this king / One minor rhyme is all you just bring / Cause I’m the best I’m def, ask the rest they left",
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"ref": "1988 February 7, Carly Darling, “L.A.—The Second Deffest City of Hip-Hop”, in Los Angeles Times",
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"ref": "1993, “Bring The Flavor”, in Black Reign, performed by Queen Latifah",
"text": "I’m a Flavor Unit MC / And that means I’m one of the roughest, def-est, toughest, best-est",
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