See do a little trolling on Wiktionary
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"ref": "2020 March 2, Donald Trump, President Trump Rally in Charlotte, North Carolina, via C-SPAN:",
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"ref": "2022 July 25, u/Omandaco, “Explain Canadians”, in Reddit, r/HistoryMemes, archived from the original on 2024-04-07:",
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