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"ref": "1983 September 30, James F. Clarity, Warren Weaver Jr., “Briefing”, in New York Times, retrieved 2018-05-10",
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"ref": "2004 January 12, Jay Parini, “US elections 2004: The real Howard Dean”, in Guardian, UK, retrieved 2018-05-10",
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"ref": "2009 December 19, Linda Diebel, “Boom times for PMO's God squad”, in The Star, Canada, retrieved 2018-05-10",
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"(idiomatic) To speak confidently and unhesitantly but without careful forethought or a reliable knowledge of important facts pertaining to the subject matter."
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},
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