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	* ... that 13-year-old ''']''' is thought to be the first ] killed by police in the United States?		* ... that 13-year-old ''']''' is thought to be the first ] killed by police in the United States?
	* ... that Ratnākara's ''''']''''' is the longest extant Sanskrit '']''{{-?}}		* ... that Ratnākara's ''''']''''' is the longest extant Sanskrit '']''{{-?}}
	* ... that 99-year-old swimmer ''']''' ~~broke~~ three competitive swimming records on the same day?		* ... that 99-year-old swimmer ''']''' set three competitive swimming records on the same day?
	* ... that both scholars and activists believe that ''']''' is often intertwined with racism and other forms of prejudice?		* ... that both scholars and activists believe that ''']''' is often intertwined with racism and other forms of prejudice?
	* ... that ''']''' supported the Dutch puppet state of ] because he wanted to push the Netherlands into abandoning colonialism?		* ... that ''']''' supported the Dutch puppet state of ] because he wanted to push the Netherlands into abandoning colonialism?

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Winfield Blake

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... that 99-year-old swimmer Betty Brussel set three competitive swimming records on the same day?
... that both scholars and activists believe that diet culture is often intertwined with racism and other forms of prejudice?
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