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"ref": "2015, Ian Morris, Stephen Macedo, Foragers, Farmers, and Fossil Fuels: How Human Values Evolve",
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"ref": "1996, Richard Collins, Converging Media? Converging Regulation?, page 29",
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"ref": "2000, Charles Addo, Corporate Mergers and Acquisitions: A Case Study, page 113",
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"sense": "US An expressway especially one designed for high speeds",
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"word": "super-autostrata"
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"sense": "US An expressway especially one designed for high speeds",
"word": "super-autopista"
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"sense": "US An expressway especially one designed for high speeds",
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"sense": "US An expressway especially one designed for high speeds",
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