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"ref": "1989, Michael Cormany, Red Winter, Carol Communications, page 48",
"text": "A revolutionary hack Cecilia called him. They didn't trust him for shit anymore.",
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"ref": "2001, Amílcar Antonio Barreto, Félix V. Matos Rodríguez, Hunter College. Centro de Estudios Puertorriqueños, Puerto Rican Legal Defense, Education Fund (New York, N.Y.), The State of Puerto Rican Politics Aqui Y Allá: Proceedings of a November 21, 2000 Forum, Puerto Rican Legal Defense & Education Fund, page 18",
"text": "In the process, everybody begins to hate his guts because they don't trust him for shit but, you know, he sees himself as the guy who's going to be pragmatic and go down the middle, a lot of people saying, \"I think he's with Rosselló, se vendió!\"",
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"ref": "2006, J. F. Gonzalez, The Beloved, Leisure Books, page 139",
"text": "I filed for full custody of Jason because I didn't trust her for shit to be with him by herself , especially when she started hanging out at the Cocalico Tavern more.",
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"ref": "2014, Joanna Wylde, Reaper's Legacy: Reapers Motorcycle Club, Random House, page 133",
"text": "Ruger might be a great uncle, but I couldn't trust him for shit with my body, let alone my heart.",
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"ref": "2014, Theresa Caputo, Kristina Grish, You Can't Make This Stuff Up: Life-Changing Lessons from Heaven, Simon and Schuster, page 37",
"text": "I eat too many carbs, I can't dance for shit, and I pollute the air with my hairspray.",
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