See grand finale on Wiktionary
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"ref": "1810, Sir Walter Scott, Letter to the printer of the first edition of Lady of the Lake (from 1883 edition, edited by William J. Rolfe, Canto 6, line 605n)",
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"ref": "1986 October 6, “Thailand: Uneasy Lies the Head”, in Time, retrieved 2015-07-29:",
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"ref": "2007 April 4, Lawrence Van Gelder, “Circus Review: Clowns, Daredevils and Plenty of Volume”, in New York Times, retrieved 2015-07-29:",
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"ref": "2023 July 5, Murtada Elfadl, “Mission: Impossible—Dead Reckoning Part One review: Tom Cruise runs, jumps, and delivers again”, in AV Club:",
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