Big Blue in English

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        "The US Air Force."
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        "(US, military, informal) The US Air Force."
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          "word": "Big Blue Machine"
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      "topics": [
        "government",
        "military",
        "politics",
        "war"
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  "word": "Big Blue"
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        "politics",
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  "word": "Big Blue"
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