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"ref": "1986, Authorizing Appropriations for Fiscal Years 1986-1987 for the Department of State, the U.S. Information Agency, the Board of International Broadcasting, and for Other Purposes",
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"ref": "1995, The Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity (LIBERTAD) Act of 1995",
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"(transitive, intransitive, literally and figuratively) To derail."
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