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"etymology_text": "Metaphor from the use of dice in gambling games.",
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"ref": "1995 August 13, Christopher Farrell, “Commentary: Media Control Is Narrowing. Should We Worry?”, in Businessweek, retrieved 2012-08-14:",
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"ref": "2011 September 3, Jesse Hirsch, “Local Grocery Stores Try to Find Traction in Tough Times”, in New York Times, retrieved 2012-08-14:",
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"ref": "2024 November 2, Katie Rogers, Nicholas Nehamas, Haberman, “Kamala Harris Joins ‘S.N.L.’ for a Pep Talk With Maya Rudolph”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC:",
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