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"ref": "1944 November 18, “Navy Lists Ships Lost in Battle of Philippines”, in Daytona Beach Morning Journal, retrieved 2010-09-15, page 1",
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"ref": "1995 April 29, Rick Telander, “Jordan Does the Stinging”, in Chicago Sun-Times, retrieved 2010-09-15",
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"ref": "2001 June 8, Pascale Le Draoulec, “Flashy Thai, Ordinary Food”, in New York Daily News, retrieved 2010-09-15",
"text": "[T]he bean sprouts, cilantro, green onions and peanuts—which give pad thai its flavor and crunch—were so soggy or lost in action that no amount of lobster, sugar or spice could save the dish from its torpor.",
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"ref": "2004 April 24, Matthew Cooper, “Bush's Bills: Lost In Action”, in Time",
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