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"ref": "1938, Xavier Herbert, chapter XII, in Capricornia, New York: D. Appleton-Century, published 1943, page 200",
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"ref": "1951, Isaac Asimov, Foundation (1974 Panther Books Ltd publication), part V: “The Merchant Princes”, chapter 13, page 166, ¶ 18",
"text": "The man beside him placed a cigar between Mallow’s teeth and lit it. He champed on one of his own and said, “You must be overworked. Maybe you need a long rest.”"
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"ref": "1990 April 6, Ann Heller, “Prom Nights Often Offer Students Primer On Fine Dining”, in Dayton Daily News",
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"ref": "2009, The Lonely Island (featuring T-Pain), \"I'm on a Boat\", Incredibad",
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"ref": "2010, Tara Palmer-Tomkinson, Inheritance, Pan Books, published 2010",
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"(informal) Champagne."
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