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"ref": "2022 April 30, Jonathan Weisman, Trip Gabriel, “Once Soft-Spoken, Ohio Conservatives Embrace the Bombast”, in The New York Times, →ISSN",
"text": "“Josh Mandel: Another failed career politician squish,” a new ad from a super PAC supporting Mr. Vance blared on Ohio television sets on Friday, calling Mr. Mandel, who is mounting his third Senate run, a “two-time loser” and “a moderate for the moderates.”",
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"ref": "1880, Belgravia, volume 40, page 63",
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"ref": "1905, The Sphere: An Illustrated Newspaper for the Home, page VIII",
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"lang": "Italian",
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"imperfective"
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"code": "it",
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