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"word": "primary phosphine"
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"word": "primary rate interface"
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"word": "primary research"
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"word": "primary sector"
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"word": "primary storage"
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"word": "primary structure"
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"word": "primary surveillance radar"
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"word": "primary tense"
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{
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"word": "primary tooth"
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"word": "primary transcript"
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"word": "primary valence"
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"word": "primary work"
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"word": "primary world"
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"word": "secundo-primary"
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"word": "titan primary"
}
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"4": "",
"5": "of the first (rank); chief, principal; excellent"
},
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{
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},
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},
{
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"2": "-"
},
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"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
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},
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{
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},
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},
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
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},
"expansion": "English",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
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},
"expansion": "-ary",
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},
{
"args": {
"1": "fr",
"2": "primaire"
},
"expansion": "French primaire",
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},
{
"args": {
"1": "fr",
"2": "primer"
},
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},
{
"args": {
"1": "fr",
"2": "premier"
},
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"name": "m"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "premier"
},
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"name": "doublet"
}
],
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{
"form": "more primary",
"tags": [
"comparative"
]
},
{
"form": "most primary",
"tags": [
"superlative"
]
}
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}
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"pos": "adj",
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{
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"word": "primus inter pares"
}
],
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{
"categories": [],
"examples": [
{
"text": "Children attend primary school, and teenagers attend secondary school.",
"type": "example"
},
{
"text": ", Book II, Chapter VIII\nThese I call original, or primary, qualities of body."
}
],
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"First or earliest in a group or series."
],
"id": "en-primary-en-adj-Hx1mvjpv",
"links": [
[
"First",
"first"
],
[
"earliest",
"earliest"
]
],
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"code": "as",
"lang": "Assamese",
"roman": "agoni",
"sense": "first in a group or series",
"word": "আগনি"
},
{
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"code": "as",
"lang": "Assamese",
"roman": "moulik",
"sense": "first in a group or series",
"word": "মৌলিক"
},
{
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"lang": "Assamese",
"roman": "prathomik",
"sense": "first in a group or series",
"word": "প্ৰাথমিক"
},
{
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"code": "az",
"lang": "Azerbaijani",
"sense": "first in a group or series",
"word": "ilk"
},
{
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"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "pǎrvičen",
"sense": "first in a group or series",
"word": "първичен"
},
{
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"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "first in a group or series",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "primari"
},
{
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"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "first in a group or series",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "primària"
},
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"code": "ceb",
"lang": "Cebuano",
"sense": "first in a group or series",
"word": "kinaunhan"
},
{
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"code": "ceb",
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"sense": "first in a group or series",
"word": "kinaunahan"
},
{
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"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "first in a group or series",
"word": "primara"
},
{
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"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "first in a group or series",
"word": "unuaranga"
},
{
"_dis1": "89 0 0 11 0 0",
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "first in a group or series",
"word": "unuagrada"
},
{
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"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "first in a group or series",
"word": "ensimmäinen"
},
{
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"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "first in a group or series",
"word": "perus-"
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{
"_dis1": "89 0 0 11 0 0",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "first in a group or series",
"word": "ensi-"
},
{
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"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "first in a group or series",
"word": "ala-"
},
{
"_dis1": "89 0 0 11 0 0",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "first in a group or series",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"masculine"
],
"word": "primaire"
},
{
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"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "ṗirveladi",
"sense": "first in a group or series",
"word": "პირველადი"
},
{
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"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "sac̣q̇isi",
"sense": "first in a group or series",
"word": "საწყისი"
},
{
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"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "uadresi",
"sense": "first in a group or series",
"word": "უადრესი"
},
{
"_dis1": "89 0 0 11 0 0",
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "tavdaṗirveli",
"sense": "first in a group or series",
"word": "თავდაპირველი"
},
{
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"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "protogenís",
"sense": "first in a group or series",
"word": "πρωτογενής"
},
{
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"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "protováthmios",
"sense": "first in a group or series",
"word": "πρωτοβάθμιος"
},
{
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"code": "io",
"lang": "Ido",
"sense": "first in a group or series",
"word": "primara"
},
{
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"code": "id",
"lang": "Indonesian",
"sense": "first in a group or series",
"word": "primer"
},
{
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"code": "ckb",
"lang": "Central Kurdish",
"roman": "yekem",
"sense": "first in a group or series",
"word": "یەکەم"
},
{
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"code": "nrf",
"lang": "Norman",
"sense": "first in a group or series",
"word": "primaithe"
},
{
"_dis1": "89 0 0 11 0 0",
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "first in a group or series",
"word": "pierwszy"
},
{
"_dis1": "89 0 0 11 0 0",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "first in a group or series",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "primário"
},
{
"_dis1": "89 0 0 11 0 0",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "first in a group or series",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "primária"
},
{
"_dis1": "89 0 0 11 0 0",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "first in a group or series",
"tags": [
"masculine",
"plural"
],
"word": "primários"
},
{
"_dis1": "89 0 0 11 0 0",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "first in a group or series",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"plural"
],
"word": "primárias"
},
{
"_dis1": "89 0 0 11 0 0",
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "first in a group or series",
"word": "primar"
},
{
"_dis1": "89 0 0 11 0 0",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "pervíčnyj",
"sense": "first in a group or series",
"word": "перви́чный"
},
{
"_dis1": "89 0 0 11 0 0",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "first in a group or series",
"word": "primario"
},
{
"_dis1": "89 0 0 11 0 0",
"code": "tl",
"lang": "Tagalog",
"sense": "first in a group or series",
"word": "pangunahin"
},
{
"_dis1": "89 0 0 11 0 0",
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "first in a group or series",
"word": "sơ cấp"
},
{
"_dis1": "89 0 0 11 0 0",
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "first in a group or series",
"word": "sơ bộ"
},
{
"_dis1": "89 0 0 11 0 0",
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "first in a group or series",
"word": "sơ đẳng"
}
]
},
{
"categories": [],
"examples": [
{
"text": "Preferred stock has primary claim on dividends, ahead of common stock.",
"type": "example"
}
],
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"Main; principal; chief; placed ahead of others."
],
"id": "en-primary-en-adj-NmQkQgmX",
"links": [
[
"Main",
"main"
],
[
"principal",
"principal"
],
[
"chief",
"chief"
]
],
"translations": [
{
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"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "ʔawwaliyy",
"sense": "that which is placed ahead of others",
"word": "أَوَّلِيّ"
},
{
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"code": "az",
"lang": "Azerbaijani",
"sense": "that which is placed ahead of others",
"word": "ilkin"
},
{
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"code": "az",
"lang": "Azerbaijani",
"sense": "that which is placed ahead of others",
"word": "ibtidai"
},
{
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"code": "az",
"lang": "Azerbaijani",
"sense": "that which is placed ahead of others",
"word": "başlanğıc"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 69 8 7 5 8",
"code": "az",
"lang": "Azerbaijani",
"sense": "that which is placed ahead of others",
"word": "ilk"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 69 8 7 5 8",
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "that which is placed ahead of others",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "primari"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 69 8 7 5 8",
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "that which is placed ahead of others",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "primària"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 69 8 7 5 8",
"code": "ceb",
"lang": "Cebuano",
"sense": "that which is placed ahead of others",
"word": "nauna"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 69 8 7 5 8",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "dìyī de",
"sense": "that which is placed ahead of others",
"word": "第一的"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 69 8 7 5 8",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "zuìchū",
"sense": "that which is placed ahead of others",
"word": "最初"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 69 8 7 5 8",
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "that which is placed ahead of others",
"word": "primární"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 69 8 7 5 8",
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "that which is placed ahead of others",
"word": "primær"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 69 8 7 5 8",
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "that which is placed ahead of others",
"word": "voornaamste"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 69 8 7 5 8",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "that which is placed ahead of others",
"word": "ensisijainen"
},
{
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"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "that which is placed ahead of others",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"masculine"
],
"word": "prioritaire"
},
{
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"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "ṗirveladi",
"sense": "that which is placed ahead of others",
"word": "პირველადი"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 69 8 7 5 8",
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "uṗiraṭesi",
"sense": "that which is placed ahead of others",
"word": "უპირატესი"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 69 8 7 5 8",
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "ʒiritadi",
"sense": "that which is placed ahead of others",
"word": "ძირითადი"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 69 8 7 5 8",
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "umtavresi",
"sense": "that which is placed ahead of others",
"word": "უმთავრესი"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 69 8 7 5 8",
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "mtavari",
"sense": "that which is placed ahead of others",
"word": "მთავარი"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 69 8 7 5 8",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "that which is placed ahead of others",
"word": "primär"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 69 8 7 5 8",
"code": "grc",
"lang": "Ancient Greek",
"roman": "kephálaios",
"sense": "that which is placed ahead of others",
"word": "κεφάλαιος"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 69 8 7 5 8",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "that which is placed ahead of others",
"word": "első"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 69 8 7 5 8",
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "that which is placed ahead of others",
"word": "elsődleges"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 69 8 7 5 8",
"code": "id",
"lang": "Indonesian",
"sense": "that which is placed ahead of others",
"word": "pokok"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 69 8 7 5 8",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "that which is placed ahead of others",
"word": "primario"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 69 8 7 5 8",
"alt": "さいしょの",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "saisho no",
"sense": "that which is placed ahead of others",
"word": "最初の"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 69 8 7 5 8",
"code": "kk",
"lang": "Kazakh",
"roman": "bastapqy",
"sense": "that which is placed ahead of others",
"word": "бастапқы"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 69 8 7 5 8",
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "bollae'ui",
"sense": "that which is placed ahead of others",
"word": "본래의"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 69 8 7 5 8",
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "that which is placed ahead of others",
"word": "primær"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 69 8 7 5 8",
"code": "nn",
"lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
"sense": "that which is placed ahead of others",
"word": "primær"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 69 8 7 5 8",
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "that which is placed ahead of others",
"word": "główny"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 69 8 7 5 8",
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "that which is placed ahead of others",
"word": "podstawowy"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 69 8 7 5 8",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "that which is placed ahead of others",
"word": "primário"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 69 8 7 5 8",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "pervíčnyj",
"sense": "that which is placed ahead of others",
"word": "перви́чный"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 69 8 7 5 8",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "that which is placed ahead of others",
"word": "primario"
},
{
"_dis1": "3 69 8 7 5 8",
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "that which is placed ahead of others",
"word": "primär"
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"ref": "1974, Stan Steiner, The Islands: the Worlds of the Puerto Ricans, page 191",
"text": "In the New England town where he ran a “couple of night clubs” . he was “primarying the mayor.\"",
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"ref": "1980, Empire State Report, volumes 6-7, page 303",
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"ref": "2014, Sanford L. Jacobs, The Little Black Book of Political Wisdom",
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"type": "quotation"
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"ref": "2014, Uncle Sam, How Fox News KO'd The Republican Party",
"text": "The ad calls for loyal Tea Party members to step forward and run against all eighty-seven of the traitors in order to primary them.",
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"ref": "2014, Robert G. Boatright, Congressional Primary Elections, page 8",
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"ref": "2017, Aaron S. King, Unfolding Ambition in Senate Primary Elections, page 19",
"text": "According to Boatright, 774 instances of challengers “primarying” sitting House incumbents occurred between 1970 and 2010.",
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"ref": "2019, Lawrence Lessig, They Don't Represent Us: Reclaiming Our Democracy",
"text": "Democrats have made “primarying” a key technique for shifting the balance of power in Congress to the left.",
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"ref": "2020 August 7, Marc Merrill, Kathryn Murdoch, “How philanthropy could fix America’s broken politics”, in Fortune",
"text": "In the last midterm election, every member of Congress who was defeated in a primary lost to a candidate who was more ideologically extreme. The message that sends to every other member is clear: If you work across the aisle to solve problems, prepare to be primaried and potentially defeated.",
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"ref": "2020 July 28, Steve Benen, “DeSantis' response panned as 'divorced from scientific evidence'”, in MSNBC",
"text": "Richard Hopkins, an epidemiologist who spent 19 years at the Florida Department of Health, told the Post, in reference to DeSantis administration officials, “They keep hoping it’s going to go away by itself. I don’t know what’s going on -- whether they’re afraid that they will get primaried by someone to their right if they take appropriate public health action.”",
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"ref": "2020 August 11, Joe Traynor, “COMMUNITY VOICES: The test is coming for Republicans”, in The Bakersfield Californian",
"text": "Trump has most Republican congressmen leery of opposing him on any issue, mainly out of fear of getting \"primaried\" by a Trump loyalist.",
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"ref": "1981, Joseph I. Lieberman, The Legacy: Connecticut Politics, 1930-1980, page 171",
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"ref": "2011, Christine O'Donnell, Troublemaker: Let's Do What It Takes to Make America Great Again, page 169",
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"ref": "2017 July 13, Angela Carella, “Stamford town clerk seeks nomination despite ballot probe”, in Stamford Advocate",
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