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834 835 836</div> 837 838<section class="sec-category" data-cy="sec-category"> 839 <div class="box-subject"> 840 <header> 841 <h3 class="hdr-subject">Acronyms</h3> 842 <a class="lk-more" href="/culture/acronyms">See more</a> 843 </header> 844 <ul class="list-article is-max-3"> 845 <li class="item-article item-article-1"> 846 <a class="lk-article" href="/culture/acronyms/henry"> 847 <img alt="" 848 loading="lazy" 849 class="img-article" 850 src="https://www.dictionary.com/e/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/04220646/HENRY1-150x150.webp" /> 851 <h4 class="hdr-title">HENRY</h4> 852 </a> 853 </li> 854 <li class="item-article item-article-2"> 855 <a class="lk-article" href="/culture/acronyms/fopo"> 856 <img alt="" 857 loading="lazy" 858 class="img-article" 859 src="https://www.dictionary.com/e/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/DICTCON-447-FPOP-v1080X1080-150x150.png" /> 860 <h4 class="hdr-title">FOPO</h4> 861 </a> 862 </li> 863 <li class="item-article item-article-3"> 864 <a class="lk-article" href="/culture/acronyms/wtm"> 865 <img alt="blue white text WTM" 866 loading="lazy"
867 class="img-article" 868 src="https://www.dictionary.com/e/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/20231216_WTM_1080X1080-150x150.jpg" /> 869 <h4 class="hdr-title">WTM</h4> 870 </a> 871 </li> 872 </ul> 873</div> 874 </section> 875 876 <section class="sec-category" data-cy="sec-category"> 877 <div class="box-subject"> 878 <header> 879 <h3 class="hdr-subject">Emoji</h3> 880 <a class="lk-more" href="/culture/emoji">See more</a> 881 </header> 882 <ul class="list-article is-max-3"> 883 <li class="item-article item-article-1"> 884 <a class="lk-article" href="/culture/emoji/maple-leaf-emoji"> 885 <img alt="" 886 loading="lazy" 887 class="img-article" 888 src="https://www.dictionary.com/e/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/20210629_atw_mapleLeaf_800x800-1-150x150.png" /> 889 <h4 class="hdr-title">ð Maple Leaf emoji</h4> 890 </a> 891 </li> 892 <li class="item-article item-article-2"> 893 <a class="lk-article" href="/culture/emoji/dynamite-emoji"> 894 <img alt="" 895 loading="lazy"
896 class="img-article" 897 src="https://www.dictionary.com/e/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/2025-DICTCON-472-dynamite-Emoji-800x800--150x150.png" /> 898 <h4 class="hdr-title">ð§¨Dynamite emoji</h4> 899 </a> 900 </li> 901 <li class="item-article item-article-3"> 902 <a class="lk-article" href="/culture/emoji/aries-emoji"> 903 <img alt="aries emoji in text message format" 904 loading="lazy" 905 class="img-article" 906 src="https://www.dictionary.com/e/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/20240327_ariesEmoji_1080x1080-150x150.png" /> 907 <h4 class="hdr-title">â Aries Emoji</h4> 908 </a> 909 </li> 910 </ul> 911</div> 912 </section> 913 914 <section class="sec-category" data-cy="sec-category"> 915 <div class="box-subject"> 916 <header> 917 <h3 class="hdr-subject">Famous People</h3> 918 <a class="lk-more" href="/culture/famous-people">See more</a> 919 </header> 920 <ul class="list-article is-max-3"> 921 <li class="item-article item-article-1"> 922 <a class="lk-article" href="/culture/famous-people/hidilyn-diaz"> 923 <img alt="" 924 loading="lazy"
925 class="img-article" 926 src="https://www.dictionary.com/e/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/20210729_diaz_800x800-150x150.jpg" /> 927 <h4 class="hdr-title">Hidilyn Diaz</h4> 928 </a> 929 </li> 930 <li class="item-article item-article-2"> 931 <a class="lk-article" href="/culture/famous-people/greta-thunberg"> 932 <img alt="" 933 loading="lazy" 934 class="img-article" 935 src="https://www.dictionary.com/e/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Greta-Thunberg1-150x150.jpg" /> 936 <h4 class="hdr-title">Greta Thunberg</h4> 937 </a> 938 </li> 939 <li class="item-article item-article-3"> 940 <a class="lk-article" href="/culture/famous-people/marianne-williamson"> 941 <img alt="" 942 loading="lazy" 943 class="img-article" 944 src="https://www.dictionary.com/e/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Marianne-Williamson-4-150x150.jpg" /> 945 <h4 class="hdr-title">Marianne Williamson</h4> 946 </a> 947 </li> 948 </ul> 949</div> 950 </section> 951 952 953 954 955 956 957 958 959 960 961 962 963 964 965 966 967 968 969 970 971 972 973 974 975 976 977 978 979 980 981 982 983 984 985 986<div id="dcoContentLeader1-container" class="box-additional box-additional-articles-landing-page"> 987 <div id="dcoContentLeader1"></div> 988</div> 989<section class="sec-category" data-cy="sec-category"> 990 <div class="box-subject"> 991 <header> 992 <h3 class="hdr-subject">Fashion</h3> 993 <a class="lk-more" href="/culture/fashion">See more</a> 994 </header> 995 <ul class="list-article is-max-3"> 996 <li class="item-article item-article-1"> 997 <a class="lk-article" href="/culture/fashion/gorpcore"> 998 <img alt="woman in puff jacket; yellow filter" 999 loading="lazy"
1000 class="img-article" 1001 src="https://www.dictionary.com/e/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/20230623_gorpcore_800x800-150x150.jpg" /> 1002 <h4 class="hdr-title">gorpcore</h4> 1003 </a> 1004 </li> 1005 <li class="item-article item-article-2"> 1006 <a class="lk-article" href="/culture/fashion/slugging"> 1007 <img alt="young Black woman smiling in the mirror, green filter." 1008 loading="lazy" 1009 class="img-article" 1010 src="https://www.dictionary.com/e/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/202204011_slugging_800x800-150x150.jpg" /> 1011 <h4 class="hdr-title">slugging</h4> 1012 </a> 1013 </li> 1014 <li class="item-article item-article-3"> 1015 <a class="lk-article" href="/culture/fashion/microblading"> 1016 <img alt="" 1017 loading="lazy" 1018 class="img-article" 1019 src="https://www.dictionary.com/e/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/20200914_atw_microblading_800x800-150x150.png" /> 1020 <h4 class="hdr-title">microblading</h4> 1021 </a> 1022 </li> 1023 </ul> 1024</div> 1025 </section> 1026 1027 <section class="sec-category" data-cy="sec-category"> 1028 <div class="box-subject"> 1029 <header> 1030 <h3 class="hdr-subject">Fictional Characters</h3> 1031 <a class="lk-more" href="/culture/fictional-characters">See more</a> 1032 </header> 1033 <ul class="list-article is-max-3"> 1034 <li class="item-article item-article-1"> 1035 <a class="lk-article" href="/culture/fictional-characters/pikachu"> 1036 <img alt="" 1037 loading="lazy"
1038 class="img-article" 1039 src="https://www.dictionary.com/e/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/21143620/Pikachu_square-150x150.webp" /> 1040 <h4 class="hdr-title">Pikachu</h4> 1041 </a> 1042 </li> 1043 <li class="item-article item-article-2"> 1044 <a class="lk-article" href="/culture/fictional-characters/rosie-the-riveter"> 1045 <img alt="" 1046 loading="lazy" 1047 class="img-article" 1048 src="https://www.dictionary.com/e/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/20210303_atw_rosie_800x800-150x150.png" /> 1049 <h4 class="hdr-title">Rosie the Riveter</h4> 1050 </a> 1051 </li> 1052 <li class="item-article item-article-3"> 1053 <a class="lk-article" href="/culture/fictional-characters/forky"> 1054 <img alt="" 1055 loading="lazy" 1056 class="img-article" 1057 src="https://www.dictionary.com/e/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Forky-2-150x150.jpg" /> 1058 <h4 class="hdr-title">Forky</h4> 1059 </a> 1060 </li> 1061 </ul> 1062</div> 1063 </section> 1064 1065 <section class="sec-category" data-cy="sec-category"> 1066 <div class="box-subject"> 1067 <header> 1068 <h3 class="hdr-subject">Gender & Sexuality</h3> 1069 <a class="lk-more" href="/culture/gender-sexuality">See more</a> 1070 </header> 1071 <ul class="list-article is-max-3"> 1072 <li class="item-article item-article-1"> 1073 <a class="lk-article" href="/culture/gender-sexuality/masculine-energy"> 1074 <img alt="dark aqua text "masculine energy" on light aqua background" 1075 loading="lazy"
1076 class="img-article" 1077 src="https://www.dictionary.com/e/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/20220317_masculine_800x800-150x150.png" /> 1078 <h4 class="hdr-title">masculine energy</h4> 1079 </a> 1080 </li> 1081 <li class="item-article item-article-2"> 1082 <a class="lk-article" href="/culture/gender-sexuality/feminine-energy"> 1083 <img alt="dark aqua text "feminine energy" on light aqua background" 1084 loading="lazy" 1085 class="img-article" 1086 src="https://www.dictionary.com/e/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/202301_WOTD_WL_800x800-150x150.png" /> 1087 <h4 class="hdr-title">feminine energy</h4> 1088 </a> 1089 </li> 1090 <li class="item-article item-article-3"> 1091 <a class="lk-article" href="/culture/gender-sexuality/fictosexual"> 1092 <img alt="dark green text "fictosexual" on light green background" 1093 loading="lazy" 1094 class="img-article" 1095 src="https://www.dictionary.com/e/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/20220812_fictosexual_800x800-150x150.png" /> 1096 <h4 class="hdr-title">fictosexual</h4> 1097 </a> 1098 </li> 1099 </ul> 1100</div> 1101 </section> 1102 1103 1104 1105 1106 1107 1108 1109 1110 1111 1112 1113 1114 1115 1116 1117 1118 1119 1120 1121 1122 1123 1124 1125 1126 1127 1128 1129 1130 1131 1132 1133 1134 1135 1136 1137<div id="dcoContentLeader2-container" class="box-additional box-additional-articles-landing-page"> 1138 <div id="dcoContentLeader2"></div> 1139</div> 1140<section class="sec-category" data-cy="sec-category"> 1141 <div class="box-subject"> 1142 <header> 1143 <h3 class="hdr-subject">Historical & Current Events</h3> 1144 <a class="lk-more" href="/culture/historical-current-events">See more</a> 1145 </header> 1146 <ul class="list-article is-max-3"> 1147 <li class="item-article item-article-1"> 1148 <a class="lk-article" href="/culture/historical-current-events/earth-day"> 1149 <img alt="Earth Day" 1150 loading="lazy"
1151 class="img-article" 1152 src="https://www.dictionary.com/e/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/20240401_earthDay_1080x1080-150x150.jpg" /> 1153 <h4 class="hdr-title">Earth Day</h4> 1154 </a> 1155 </li> 1156 <li class="item-article item-article-2"> 1157 <a class="lk-article" href="/culture/historical-current-events/autism-acceptance-month"> 1158 <img alt="" 1159 loading="lazy" 1160 class="img-article" 1161 src="https://www.dictionary.com/e/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/20210331_atw_autismAcceptance_1000x700-150x150.png" /> 1162 <h4 class="hdr-title">Autism Acceptance Month</h4> 1163 </a> 1164 </li> 1165 <li class="item-article item-article-3"> 1166 <a class="lk-article" href="/culture/historical-current-events/autism-awareness-month"> 1167 <img alt="" 1168 loading="lazy" 1169 class="img-article" 1170 src="https://www.dictionary.com/e/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/20210331_atw_austismAwareness_800x800-1-150x150.png" /> 1171 <h4 class="hdr-title">Autism Awareness Month</h4> 1172 </a> 1173 </li> 1174 </ul> 1175</div> 1176 </section> 1177 1178 <section class="sec-category" data-cy="sec-category"> 1179 <div class="box-subject"> 1180 <header> 1181 <h3 class="hdr-subject">Memes</h3> 1182 <a class="lk-more" href="/culture/memes">See more</a> 1183 </header> 1184 <ul class="list-article is-max-3"> 1185 <li class="item-article item-article-1"> 1186 <a class="lk-article" href="/culture/memes/kinda-chic"> 1187 <img alt="" 1188 loading="lazy"
1189 class="img-article" 1190 src="https://www.dictionary.com/e/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/09160540/kindachic_sq-1-150x150.webp" /> 1191 <h4 class="hdr-title">kinda chic</h4> 1192 </a> 1193 </li> 1194 <li class="item-article item-article-2"> 1195 <a class="lk-article" href="/culture/memes/netflix-documentary-meme"> 1196 <img alt="" 1197 loading="lazy" 1198 class="img-article" 1199 src="https://www.dictionary.com/e/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/10183256/netflix_doc_square-150x150.webp" /> 1200 <h4 class="hdr-title">Netflix documentary meme</h4> 1201 </a> 1202 </li> 1203 <li class="item-article item-article-3"> 1204 <a class="lk-article" href="/culture/memes/domer-meme"> 1205 <img alt="" 1206 loading="lazy" 1207 class="img-article" 1208 src="https://www.dictionary.com/e/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/11145007/domer-1080x1080-1-150x150.jpg" /> 1209 <h4 class="hdr-title">Domer meme</h4> 1210 </a> 1211 </li> 1212 </ul> 1213</div> 1214 </section> 1215 1216 <section class="sec-category" data-cy="sec-category"> 1217 <div class="box-subject"> 1218 <header> 1219 <h3 class="hdr-subject">Politics</h3> 1220 <a class="lk-more" href="/culture/politics">See more</a> 1221 </header> 1222 <ul class="list-article is-max-3"> 1223 <li class="item-article item-article-1"> 1224 <a class="lk-article" href="/culture/politics/broligarchy"> 1225 <img alt="" 1226 loading="lazy"
1227 class="img-article" 1228 src="https://www.dictionary.com/e/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/DICTCON-473-broligarchy-1080x1080-1-150x150.png" /> 1229 <h4 class="hdr-title">broligarchy</h4> 1230 </a> 1231 </li> 1232 <li class="item-article item-article-2"> 1233 <a class="lk-article" href="/culture/politics/calvinball-jurisprudence"> 1234 <img alt="" 1235 loading="lazy" 1236 class="img-article" 1237 src="https://www.dictionary.com/e/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/DICTCON-440-1080x1080-1-150x150.png" /> 1238 <h4 class="hdr-title">Calvinball jurisprudence</h4> 1239 </a> 1240 </li> 1241 <li class="item-article item-article-3"> 1242 <a class="lk-article" href="/culture/politics/line-warming"> 1243 <img alt="i voted sticker, blue" 1244 loading="lazy" 1245 class="img-article" 1246 src="https://www.dictionary.com/e/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/20221103-Mail-inBallot800x800-150x150.jpg" /> 1247 <h4 class="hdr-title">line warming</h4> 1248 </a> 1249 </li> 1250 </ul> 1251</div> 1252 </section> 1253 1254 1255 1256 1257 1258 1259 1260 1261 1262 1263 1264 1265 1266 1267 1268 1269 1270 1271 1272 1273 1274 1275 1276 1277 1278 1279 1280 1281 1282 1283 1284 1285 1286 1287 1288<div id="dcoContentLeader3-container" class="box-additional box-additional-articles-landing-page"> 1289 <div id="dcoContentLeader3"></div> 1290</div> 1291<section class="sec-category" data-cy="sec-category"> 1292 <div class="box-subject"> 1293 <header> 1294 <h3 class="hdr-subject">Pop Culture</h3> 1295 <a class="lk-more" href="/culture/pop-culture">See more</a> 1296 </header> 1297 <ul class="list-article is-max-3"> 1298 <li class="item-article item-article-1"> 1299 <a class="lk-article" href="/culture/pop-culture/jimothy"> 1300 <img alt="" 1301 loading="lazy"
1302 class="img-article" 1303 src="https://www.dictionary.com/e/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/29193158/jimothy-150x150.webp" /> 1304 <h4 class="hdr-title">Jimothy</h4> 1305 </a> 1306 </li> 1307 <li class="item-article item-article-2"> 1308 <a class="lk-article" href="/culture/pop-culture/brat"> 1309 <img alt="" 1310 loading="lazy" 1311 class="img-article" 1312 src="https://www.dictionary.com/e/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/brat-800x800-1-150x150.jpeg" /> 1313 <h4 class="hdr-title">brat</h4> 1314 </a> 1315 </li> 1316 <li class="item-article item-article-3"> 1317 <a class="lk-article" href="/culture/pop-culture/sleep-divorce"> 1318 <img alt="sleep divorce white/blue text yellow background" 1319 loading="lazy" 1320 class="img-article" 1321 src="https://www.dictionary.com/e/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/20240314_sleepDivorce_1080X1080-150x150.png" /> 1322 <h4 class="hdr-title">sleep divorce</h4> 1323 </a> 1324 </li> 1325 </ul> 1326</div> 1327 </section> 1328 1329 <section class="sec-category" data-cy="sec-category"> 1330 <div class="box-subject"> 1331 <header> 1332 <h3 class="hdr-subject">Religion</h3> 1333 <a class="lk-more" href="/culture/religion">See more</a> 1334 </header> 1335 <ul class="list-article is-max-3"> 1336 <li class="item-article item-article-1"> 1337 <a class="lk-article" href="/culture/religion/vedas"> 1338 <img alt="" 1339 loading="lazy"
1340 class="img-article" 1341 src="https://www.dictionary.com/e/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/DICTCON-489-Vedas-1080x1080-1-150x150.png" /> 1342 <h4 class="hdr-title">Vedas</h4> 1343 </a> 1344 </li> 1345 <li class="item-article item-article-2"> 1346 <a class="lk-article" href="/culture/religion/fasting"> 1347 <img alt="" 1348 loading="lazy" 1349 class="img-article" 1350 src="https://www.dictionary.com/e/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/1080X1080-150x150.png" /> 1351 <h4 class="hdr-title">fasting</h4> 1352 </a> 1353 </li> 1354 <li class="item-article item-article-3"> 1355 <a class="lk-article" href="/culture/religion/john-316"> 1356 <img alt="John 3:16" 1357 loading="lazy" 1358 class="img-article" 1359 src="https://www.dictionary.com/e/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/John-316-150x150.jpg" /> 1360 <h4 class="hdr-title">John 3:16</h4> 1361 </a> 1362 </li> 1363 </ul> 1364</div> 1365 </section> 1366 1367 <section class="sec-category" data-cy="sec-category"> 1368 <div class="box-subject"> 1369 <header> 1370 <h3 class="hdr-subject">Slang</h3> 1371 <a class="lk-more" href="/culture/slang">See more</a> 1372 </header> 1373 <ul class="list-article is-max-3"> 1374 <li class="item-article item-article-1"> 1375 <a class="lk-article" href="/culture/slang/zombieing"> 1376 <img alt="" 1377 loading="lazy"
1378 class="img-article" 1379 src="https://www.dictionary.com/e/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/30140542/Zombieing_square-150x150.webp" /> 1380 <h4 class="hdr-title">zombieing</h4> 1381 </a> 1382 </li> 1383 <li class="item-article item-article-2"> 1384 <a class="lk-article" href="/culture/slang/chud"> 1385 <img alt="" 1386 loading="lazy" 1387 class="img-article" 1388 src="https://www.dictionary.com/e/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/16153426/chud_sq-150x150.png" /> 1389 <h4 class="hdr-title">chud</h4> 1390 </a> 1391 </li> 1392 <li class="item-article item-article-3"> 1393 <a class="lk-article" href="/culture/slang/millennial-pause"> 1394 <div class="box-article-img-placeholder"> 1395 <img src="https://cdn.dictionary.com/dcom-article-box-placeholder-Clrto0KG.jpg" alt="box image placeholder" loading="lazy"/></div> 1396 <h4 class="hdr-title">millennial pause</h4> 1397 </a> 1398 </li> 1399 </ul> 1400</div> 1401 </section> 1402 1403 1404 1405 1406 1407 1408 1409 1410 1411 1412 1413 1414 1415 1416 1417 1418 1419 1420 1421 1422 1423 1424 1425 1426 1427 1428 1429 1430 1431 1432 1433 1434 1435 1436 1437<div id="dcoContentLeader4-container" class="box-additional box-additional-articles-landing-page"> 1438 <div id="dcoContentLeader4"></div> 1439</div> 1440<section class="sec-category" data-cy="sec-category"> 1441 <div class="box-subject"> 1442 <header> 1443 <h3 class="hdr-subject">Tech & Science</h3> 1444 <a class="lk-more" href="/culture/tech-science">See more</a> 1445 </header> 1446 <ul class="list-article is-max-3"> 1447 <li class="item-article item-article-1"> 1448 <a class="lk-article" href="/culture/tech-science/sponge-city"> 1449 <img alt="city with parks and greenery, , blue filter" 1450 loading="lazy"
1451 class="img-article" 1452 src="https://www.dictionary.com/e/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/20230118_spongeCity_800x800-150x150.jpg" /> 1453 <h4 class="hdr-title">sponge city</h4> 1454 </a> 1455 </li> 1456 <li class="item-article item-article-2"> 1457 <a class="lk-article" href="/culture/tech-science/15-minute-city"> 1458 <img alt="city, top down view; green filter" 1459 loading="lazy" 1460 class="img-article" 1461 src="https://www.dictionary.com/e/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/20230422_15city_800x800-150x150.jpg" /> 1462 <h4 class="hdr-title">15-minute city</h4> 1463 </a> 1464 </li> 1465 <li class="item-article item-article-3"> 1466 <a class="lk-article" href="/culture/tech-science/novid"> 1467 <img alt="negative covid test, green filter" 1468 loading="lazy" 1469 class="img-article" 1470 src="https://www.dictionary.com/e/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/20221130_novid_800x800-150x150.jpg" /> 1471 <h4 class="hdr-title">Novid</h4> 1472 </a> 1473 </li> 1474 </ul> 1475</div> 1476 </section> 1477 1478 <section class="sec-category sec-category-last" data-cy="sec-category"> 1479 <div class="box-subject"> 1480 <header> 1481 <h3 class="hdr-subject">Translations</h3> 1482 <a class="lk-more" href="/culture/translations">See more</a> 1483 </header> 1484 <ul class="list-article is-max-3"> 1485 <li class="item-article item-article-1"> 1486 <a class="lk-article" href="/culture/translations/hermano"> 1487 <img alt="blue text 'hermano' on aqua background" 1488 loading="lazy"
1489 class="img-article" 1490 src="https://www.dictionary.com/e/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/20220510_hermano_800x800-150x150.png" /> 1491 <h4 class="hdr-title">hermano</h4> 1492 </a> 1493 </li> 1494 <li class="item-article item-article-2"> 1495 <a class="lk-article" href="/culture/translations/veritas-aequitas"> 1496 <img alt="" 1497 loading="lazy" 1498 class="img-article" 1499 src="https://www.dictionary.com/e/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/20200901_atw_veritasAequitas_800x800-150x150.png" /> 1500 <h4 class="hdr-title">Veritas Aequitas</h4> 1501 </a> 1502 </li> 1503 <li class="item-article item-article-3"> 1504 <a class="lk-article" href="/culture/translations/ruca"> 1505 <img alt="" 1506 loading="lazy" 1507 class="img-article" 1508 src="https://www.dictionary.com/e/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/20200805_atw_generic_ruca_800x800-150x150.png" /> 1509 <h4 class="hdr-title">ruca</h4> 1510 </a> 1511 </li> 1512 </ul> 1513</div> 1514 </section> 1515 1516 </main> 1517 </div> 1518 <div 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