See piecer on Wiktionary
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"ref": "1926, Collier’s, page 10:",
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"ref": "1946, Baltimore and Ohio Employes Magazine, page 21:",
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"ref": "2022 February 15, Nicole Phelps, “Peter Do Fall 2022 Ready-to-Wear Collection”, in Vogue, archived from the original on 2022-02-16:",
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