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"etymology_text": "From the direction in theatrical scripts: \"Exit stage left\", marking the disappearance of a character from the stage in the normal manner.",
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"ref": "2005, Dan Ephron, Joanna Chen, Israel: Peres—Exit Stage Left",
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"text": "1998: C.M. from Manitowac, WI, Mike and Carrie https://web.archive.org/web/20041227101650/http://www.baileydoginc.com/mcangels/magconnect/march17.html\nDAYS teased us with Mike and Carrie all through Carrie and Austin's honeymoon, and continues to tease us today as the newlyweds settle into everyday life. Austin better exit stage left soon, and give Carrie and Mike a chance for love."
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"ref": "2004, Setsunai, chapter IV, in On Gaien Higashi Dori: The Bells",
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"text": "Exit stage left 47 dead bodies of the 112 known people who suffered from the unexplained attacks. This is a mortality rate of 42 percent."
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},
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"ref": "2004, Setsunai, chapter IV, in On Gaien Higashi Dori: The Bells",
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"text": "Exit stage left 47 dead bodies of the 112 known people who suffered from the unexplained attacks. This is a mortality rate of 42 percent."
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