See out of the loop on Wiktionary
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"ref": "1976 September 16, “Former Nixon Aide Denies Soliciting Campaign Fund”, in New York Times:",
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"ref": "1995, Tom Clancy, Debt of Honor, →ISBN:",
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"ref": "2001 August 27, Tony Karon, “Why Macedonians Balk at NATO's Presence”, in Time:",
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