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1137 lines
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"western swing":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": swing music played typically on country-music instruments (such as guitar, fiddle, or steel guitar)":[]
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},
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Lovett's own genre-bridging music \u2014 which blends elements of jazz, country, western swing , folk, gospel and blues \u2014 helps bring people together. \u2014 Michelle Tauber, PEOPLE.com , 11 May 2022",
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"The other true point guard on the Heat roster, undrafted rookie Marcus Garrett, is with the team\u2019s G League affiliate, the Sioux Falls Skyforce, but is expected to rejoin the Heat during next week\u2019s five-game western swing . \u2014 Ira Winderman, sun-sentinel.com , 5 Nov. 2021",
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"When/if Victor Oladipo returns from his May quadriceps surgery remains up in the air, not traveling with the Heat for the start of the current five-game western swing . \u2014 Ira Winderman, sun-sentinel.com , 8 Nov. 2021",
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"With Thursday night\u2019s 112-109 loss to the Los Angeles Clippers at Staples Center, the Heat fell to 0-3 on their five-game western swing , with a Saturday test against the Utah Jazz up next. \u2014 Ira Winderman, sun-sentinel.com , 12 Nov. 2021",
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"Morris is dealing with whiplash, the result of his fracas with center Nikola Jokic in Tuesday night\u2019s loss to the Denver Nuggets at the start of this five-game western swing that concludes Monday against the Oklahoma City Thunder. \u2014 Ira Winderman, sun-sentinel.com , 13 Nov. 2021",
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"Opening their five-game western swing seemingly a time zone or two behind the action, the Heat fell 113-96 Monday night to the Denver Nuggets at Ball Arena. \u2014 Ira Winderman, sun-sentinel.com , 9 Nov. 2021",
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"But the most remarkable thing about Asleep at the Wheel might be a musical group identified predominantly with western swing lasting 50 years. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 14 July 2021",
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"That sort of approach is compatible with, and perhaps even a defining feature of, being a western swing band, in Benson\u2019s view. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 14 July 2021"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1940, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-105843",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"western tanager":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"definitions":{
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": a tanager ( Piranga ludoviciana ) of western North America the male of which is black, yellow, and orange-red":[]
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},
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"examples":[],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1868, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"synonyms":[],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-113943",
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"West Bank":{
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"type":[
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"geographical name",
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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"area of the Middle East west of the Jordan River":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-152013"
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},
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"west-northwest":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a compass point that is two points north of due west : N67\u00b030\u2032W":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{
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"14th century, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-154418"
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},
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"West-Atlantic":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a branch of the Niger-Congo family of languages including Wolof, Serer, Balante, Limba, Temne, Kissi, and Gola which are spoken in western Africa from Senegal to Liberia and Fulani which has spread eastward from Senegal to Cameroon":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-171127"
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},
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"West Bend":{
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"type":[
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"geographical name"
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],
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"definitions":{
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"city in southeastern Wisconsin north-northwest of Milwaukee population 31,078":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8bend"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-191213"
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},
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"West Nile virus":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a flavivirus (species West Nile virus of the genus Flavivirus ) that causes an illness marked by fever, headache, muscle ache, skin rash, and sometimes encephalitis or meningitis and that is spread especially from birds to humans by mosquitoes":[],
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": the illness caused by West Nile virus":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"from West Nile province of Uganda, where the virus was isolated in 1937":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1940, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-191409"
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},
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"western rat snake":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a large, nonvenomous rat snake ( Pantherophis obsoletus synonym Pantherophis obsoleta synonym Elaphe obsoleta ) of the central U.S. found west of the Mississippi River that is typically black with a white throat":[],
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"\u2014 compare eastern rat snake , gray rat snake":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1975, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-194043"
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},
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"western wallflower":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a prairie rocket ( Erysimum asperum ) chiefly of the western U.S. having orange-yellow flowers":[],
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": spreading dogbane":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-202124"
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},
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"Western Wall":{
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"type":[
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"geographical name"
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],
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"definitions":{
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"wall in Jerusalem, Israel, that is the only remaining remnant of the Second Temple of Jerusalem (the rest was destroyed by the Romans in 70 a.d. ) and is a sacred place of prayer for Jewish people":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-202443"
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},
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"western tent caterpillar":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a caterpillar that is the larva of a lasiocampid moth ( Malacosoma pluviale ) and that feeds on cherry, apple, and other trees in western U.S. and Canada":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-204450"
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},
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"West Bengal":{
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"type":[
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"geographical name"
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],
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"definitions":{
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"state of eastern India comprising the western third of the former Bengal province and bordering on Bangladesh and the Bay of Bengal; capital Calcutta area 33,852 square miles (87,677 square kilometers), population 91,276,115":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-204500"
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},
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"western waterleaf":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a perennial herb ( Hydrophyllum occidentale ) of the western U.S. having pinnate leaves with toothed leaflets and a round cluster of small white to violet flowers borne on the end of a tall stalk":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1897, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-211033"
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},
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"western wheatgrass":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a valuable forage grass ( Agropyron smithii ) of the western U.S.":[],
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": bluestem sense 1a":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-231516"
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},
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"western tomato blight":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a disease of the tomato that is common west of the Rocky mountains and is caused by the curly top virus of sugar beets and transmitted by the beet leafhopper but produces entirely different effects from typical curly top (as yellowing of foliage sometimes with some purple coloration, premature ripening of the fruit, or rigidity of the foliage)":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-233206"
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},
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"West Aramaic":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": western aramaic":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-235315"
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},
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"western saddle":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a deep-seated saddle used originally by cattlemen that has broad skirts and fenders and a high pommel with a horn for holding the lariat":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1853, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-002354"
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},
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"West Highland white terrier":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": any of a breed of small white long-coated terriers developed in Scotland":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{
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"circa 1904, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-005625"
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},
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"western white fir":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": lowland fir":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-011928"
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},
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"western sugar maple":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a forest tree ( Acer grandidentatum ) of western North America having the leaves hairy underneath and the lobes usually toothed":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-012933"
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},
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"Western blot":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a blot consisting of a sheet of nitrocellulose or nylon that contains spots of protein for identification by a suitable molecular probe and is used especially for the detection of antibodies":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02ccwes-t\u0259rn-\u02c8bl\u00e4t"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"after Southern blot":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1981, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-014319"
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},
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"Western Sudanic":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a language family of western Africa to which were added the Bantu and Adamawa-Eastern languages to form the Niger-Congo family":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-015554"
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},
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"Western rye":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": slender wheat grass":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-021327"
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},
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"Weston":{
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"type":[
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"geographical name"
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],
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"definitions":{
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"city in southeastern Florida west of Fort Lauderdale population 65,333":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8we-st\u0259n"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-022634"
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},
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"western red lily":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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"definitions":{
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": a slender erect herb ( Lilium umbellatum ) of the prairies of central North America having narrow mostly alternate leaves and erect orange-red flowers spotted toward the base":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-041601"
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},
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"western blight":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": western tomato blight":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-044235"
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},
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"West Nile encephalitis":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a severe form of West Nile virus marked by encephalitis":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8west-\u02c8n\u012bl-"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1949, in the meaning defined above":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-045419"
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},
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"western redtail":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a red-tailed hawk ( Buteo borealis calurus ) of western North America":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-053635"
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},
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"West New York":{
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"type":[
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"geographical name"
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],
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"definitions":{
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"town on the Hudson River in northeastern New Jersey population 49,708":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[],
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-054201"
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},
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"Western Reserve":{
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"type":[
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": a bluebird ( Sialia mexicana occidentalis ) of western North America that is typically more purplish than the eastern form and has a patch of chestnut on the back":[]
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": a large arborvitae ( Thuja plicata ) chiefly of the Pacific Northwest with reddish-brown bark and wood":[],
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Feature walls fashioned from western red cedar , a material that can withstand water, bookend the 13-foot-long pool. \u2014 Marni Elyse Katz, BostonGlobe.com , 5 June 2022",
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"The Outdoor Living Today Western Red Cedar Greenhouse is made of durable western red cedar , which is naturally resistant to rot and insects. \u2014 Rachel Center, Better Homes & Gardens , 23 Mar. 2022",
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"Ponderosa pine is a fast-growing and very long-lived tree, while another to consider is the tall and stately western red cedar . \u2014 oregonlive , 16 Oct. 2021",
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"That starts with the approach and the front door, made of western red cedar . \u2014 Rohan Preston, Star Tribune , 9 July 2021",
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"The species, together with Douglas fir and western red cedar , form Vancouver Island\u2019s triumvirate of ancient giants. \u2014 Jayme Moye, Outside Online , 11 June 2021",
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"And per the regulation, a western red cedar would need a circumference of more than 12.6 feet to gain protection, a width that would require it to be cut in half lengthwise to fit a logging truck bed. \u2014 Jayme Moye, Outside Online , 11 June 2021",
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"Serious disease, insect or abiotic problems in western red cedar usually cause overall discoloration, thinning of the crown, dieback of the top and then the entire tree. \u2014 oregonlive , 12 Dec. 2020",
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"The tree in your photo appears to be a western red cedar . \u2014 oregonlive , 12 Dec. 2020"
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"West Hollywood":{
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"type":[
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"city northeast of Beverly Hills in southwestern California population 34,399":[]
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"westbound":{
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"definitions":{
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": traveling or heading west":[]
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8west-\u02ccbau\u0307nd",
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"\u02c8wes(t)-\u02ccbau\u0307nd"
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"Traffic in the westbound lane is backing up.",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"The eastbound flight is AS 216, westbound is AS 330. \u2014 Susan Glaser, cleveland , 16 June 2022",
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"In 2002, Ben and Kami\u2014with their newborn, Dove, in tow\u2014began a westbound cycling trip across the United States. \u2014 Outside Online , 13 June 2022",
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"The 2022 construction season will focus on the remaining half of eastbound and the first half of westbound improvements. \u2014 Stephen Singer, Hartford Courant , 11 June 2022",
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"Traffic camera footage on ARDOT's iDrive Arkansas site showed westbound traffic moving normally by Thursday evening. \u2014 Arkansas Online , 10 June 2022",
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"As the Globe reported in April, two of the six chargers installed at rest stops along the 138-mile highway \u2014 in Natick and the westbound Charlton stop \u2014 have been out of service for over a year. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 7 June 2022",
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"Two drivers are dead in a wrong-way, head-on crash that shut down westbound Interstate 275 in Hamilton County for several hours overnight, according to the Ohio State Highway Patrol. \u2014 Jennifer Edwards Baker, The Enquirer , 6 June 2022",
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"This incident has halted eastbound traffic and delayed westbound traffic. \u2014 Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune , 14 Apr. 2022",
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"Other areas of the interstate are either elevated above local roads or have vast, ongoing construction between the westbound and eastbound lanes. \u2014 Safid Deen, USA TODAY , 12 Apr. 2022"
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"1847, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-092420"
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"western white pine":{
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"type":[
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"definitions":{
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": a white pine ( Pinus monticola ) with stout blue-green leaves 2 to 4 inches long and long-stalked cones 5 to 12 inches long":[],
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": ponderosa pine sense 1":[],
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": limber pine":[]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-101309"
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"western equine encephalitis":{
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"definitions":{
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": equine encephalitis occurring in the western U.S. and Canada : equine encephalitis sense b":[
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"While there is no specific treatment for western equine encephalitis , prevention centers on controlling mosquitoes and avoiding mosquito bites.",
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"\u2014 Frank X. Mullen, Jr.",
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"\u2014 abbreviation WEE"
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]
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"1933, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-115841"
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"western kingbird":{
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"definitions":{
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": a kingbird ( Tyrannus verticalis ) of the western U.S. that has a pale gray head, back, and breast, a yellow belly, and a black tail edged in white":[]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-120328"
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},
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"West Bromwich":{
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"type":[
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"definitions":{
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"town northwest of Birmingham in the West Midlands, west central England population 73,000":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8br\u00e4-mich"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-125208"
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"Westie":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
|
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": west highland white terrier":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8we-st\u0113"
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],
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"first_known_use":{
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"1949, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-142428"
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"western black pine":{
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"type":[
|
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],
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"definitions":{
|
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": jeffrey pine":[],
|
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": the wood of the Jeffrey pine":[]
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-144245"
|
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},
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"westness":{
|
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|
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|
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|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": the quality or state of being west":[]
|
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|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8wes(t)n\u0259\u0307s"
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|
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"1889, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-153103"
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"West Highland":{
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"type":[
|
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|
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"definitions":{
|
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": a breed of small very hardy beef cattle from the Highlands of Scotland having thick shaggy hair varying from dun to brindle or black and long curved horns set widely apart":[]
|
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|
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"from West Highlands , western part of the Highlands of Scotland":""
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1761, in the meaning defined above":""
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-153642"
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},
|
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"west highland white terrier":{
|
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"type":[
|
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|
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|
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"definitions":{
|
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": any of a breed of small white long-coated terriers developed in Scotland":[]
|
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"first_known_use":{
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-154824"
|
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|
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"western juniper":{
|
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"type":[
|
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-175137"
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},
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"western blot":{
|
|
"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
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": a blot consisting of a sheet of nitrocellulose or nylon that contains spots of protein for identification by a suitable molecular probe and is used especially for the detection of antibodies":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02ccwes-t\u0259rn-\u02c8bl\u00e4t"
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],
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|
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|
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"history_and_etymology":{
|
|
"after Southern blot":""
|
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},
|
|
"first_known_use":{
|
|
"1981, in the meaning defined above":""
|
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},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-182715"
|
|
},
|
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"West Saxon":{
|
|
"type":[
|
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|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a member or a descendant of the Saxons who occupied England largely south of the Thames, west of the Downs, and east of Dartmoor":[],
|
|
": a dialect of Old English used as the chief literary dialect in England before the Norman Conquest":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"pronounciation":[],
|
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|
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|
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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|
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"history_and_etymology":{},
|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
|
|
},
|
|
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-190256"
|
|
},
|
|
"westernize":{
|
|
"type":[
|
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"noun,",
|
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"verb"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": to imbue with qualities native to or associated with a western region and especially the noncommunist countries of Europe and America":[],
|
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": to become westernized":[]
|
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},
|
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"pronounciation":[
|
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"\u02c8we-st\u0259r-\u02ccn\u012bz"
|
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],
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|
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"examples":[
|
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"He decided to westernize his name after moving from Japan to Canada.",
|
|
"The city has begun to westernize .",
|
|
"Recent Examples on the Web",
|
|
"Beijing has seized on the images to portray the movement as a coddled, westernized middle class incited by foreign organizations and governments to rebel against the world\u2019s largest communist country, China. \u2014 Washington Post , 9 Jan. 2020",
|
|
"While there is a strong patriarchal and religious streak in most of Egypt, the players come from a small, somewhat privileged slice of society that is westernized . \u2014 David Segal, New York Times , 1 Nov. 2019",
|
|
"Mateer | Deadspin | September 11, 2019 | 14 minutes (3,725 words) Inside the rise of oyster shucking competitions in China, a phenomenon with its roots across the Atlantic Ocean that has found a niche within the country\u2019s most westernized pockets. \u2014 Longreads , 9 Sep. 2019",
|
|
"But Poland has slowly westernized and moved out of Moscow\u2019s orbit. \u2014 Alex Ward, Vox , 18 Sep. 2018",
|
|
"Qiu satirizes a Taiwan that was eager to westernize in the 1980s while being increasingly arrested in time. \u2014 Ankita Chakraborty, Longreads , 8 June 2018",
|
|
"But Poland has slowly westernized and moved out of Moscow\u2019s orbit. \u2014 Alex Ward, Vox , 18 Sep. 2018",
|
|
"Qiu satirizes a Taiwan that was eager to westernize in the 1980s while being increasingly arrested in time. \u2014 Ankita Chakraborty, Longreads , 8 June 2018",
|
|
"He is widely credited for modernizing, westernizing , reforming, and rooting out corruption in Georgia. \u2014 chicagotribune.com , 22 Aug. 2017"
|
|
],
|
|
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|
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"first_known_use":{
|
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"1819, in the meaning defined at transitive sense":""
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|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-191343"
|
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},
|
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"western spruce":{
|
|
"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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],
|
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"definitions":{
|
|
": sitka spruce":[]
|
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|
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"pronounciation":[],
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-195424"
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|
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"western brome grass":{
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"definitions":{
|
|
": a perennial grass ( Bromus marginatus ) of western North America valued as a range grass":[]
|
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},
|
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-205520"
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"western hemisphere":{
|
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"type":[
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"noun"
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|
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"definitions":{
|
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": the half of the earth comprising North and South America and surrounding waters":[]
|
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Completed in 1977, this work of art, listed on the National Register of Historic Places, is the longest steel span bridge in the western hemisphere and the third highest in America. \u2014 Wendy Altschuler, Forbes , 16 June 2022",
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"With the western hemisphere \u2019s hottest months approaching, some scorching hits are prime for club rotations, road trip playlists, or simply a soundtrack to your summer love. \u2014 Tara Aquino, Rolling Stone , 8 June 2022",
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"Stargazers on the western hemisphere will still see the brighter moon after sunset, according to the Old Farmer's Almanac. \u2014 Ivan Pereira, ABC News , 16 Apr. 2022",
|
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"The pest is widespread throughout the western hemisphere , ranging from the mid-Atlantic region of the United States all the way to South America. \u2014 Emily Mullin, Wired , 2 Feb. 2022",
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"The handling of the US-Mexico border has dogged the Biden administration since the early days of Joe Biden's presidency as a growing number of migrants journey to the United States, fleeing deteriorating conditions in the western hemisphere . \u2014 Priscilla Alvarez, CNN , 31 Jan. 2022",
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"This particular flare caused amateur radio outages and GPS malfunctions over much of the western hemisphere for a period on Thursday, centered on South America, according to data from NOAA\u2019s Space Weather Prediction Center. \u2014 Eric Mack, Forbes , 28 Oct. 2021",
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"The Great Smoky Mountains, just outside Gatlinburg, Tennessee, is home to the largest population of synchronous fireflies in the western hemisphere . \u2014 Meena Thiruvengadam, Travel + Leisure , 29 Apr. 2021",
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"With coronavirus measures still in place, Tina Fey and Amy Poehler hosted this year\u2019s ceremony from New York and L.A., respectively, with presenters and nominees spread throughout pretty much the entire western hemisphere . \u2014 Vulture Editors, Vulture , 1 Mar. 2021"
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"first_known_use":{
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"1646, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-210003"
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"Westerner":{
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"type":[
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|
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"definitions":{
|
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": one advocating the adoption of western European culture especially in 19th century Russia":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8we-st\u0259r-n\u0259r",
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"-st\u0259-"
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"Westerners tend to be unfamiliar with Asian customs."
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"history_and_etymology":{},
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"first_known_use":{
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"1599, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-233352"
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"westmost":{
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"type":[
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"definitions":{
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": westernmost":[
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"the appeal of our westmost land is in its \u2026 terrain, climate",
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"\u2014 Aubrey Drury"
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"especially British also -m\u0259st",
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"\u02c8wes(t)m\u014dst"
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"after Edward Weston \u20201936 English-born U.S. chemist, who patented such a device in 1893":""
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"West India + English man":""
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"1689, in the meaning defined above":""
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-022531"
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-023239"
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"seaside resort on Bristol Channel in Avon, southwestern England population 84,000":[]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-025512"
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"type":[
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"definitions":{
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": any of several western North American trees of the genus Abies":[],
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": the wood of a western fir":[]
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-044419"
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}
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