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"ref": "1953 April, “Reviving U.S.A. Passenger Traffic”, in Railway Magazine, page 218:",
"text": "Profitable operation is being made possible by the widespread introduction of capacious diesel railcars, which for their comfort and speed are very popular with the travelling public.",
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"ref": "2013 June 21, Oliver Burkeman, “The tao of tech”, in The Guardian Weekly, volume 189, number 2, page 27:",
"text": "The dirty secret of the internet is that all this distraction and interruption is immensely profitable. Web companies like to boast about \"creating compelling content\", or offering services that let you \"stay up to date with what your friends are doing\"[…]and so on. But the real way to build a successful online business is to be better than your rivals at undermining people's control of their own attention.",
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"roman": "príbylʹnyj",
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"word": "при́быльный"
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"sense": "producing profit",
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"sense": "producing profit",
"word": "рента́бельный"
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"code": "sh",
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"sense": "producing profit",
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