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1947
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1912
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1937
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1937
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1937
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1937
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1949
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1929
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1835
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1912
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1921
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1912
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1912
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1642
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1912
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1912
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1912
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1912
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1912
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1912
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910
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1922
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1944
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1912
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1782
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1891
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1914
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1912
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1937
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1921
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1921
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1912
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1921
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1912
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1912
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1478
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1883
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1898
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1
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1912
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1912
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1945
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1912
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1912
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1912
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1570
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1921
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1717
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1903
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English
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1937
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1797
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1970
1
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English
1861
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1969
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1915
2737
2019
1
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1912
2731
2018
1
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1668
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2019
1
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1848
2654
2019
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2019
1
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1912
2731
1946
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1898
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2019
1
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1816
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2020
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1898
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2020
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2020
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1541
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1937
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2019
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2020
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2020
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1914
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2022
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1944
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2022
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1758
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2022
1
USA
English
1586
2306
2022
1
Ireland
Irish
1898
2715
2022
1
Canada
English
1758
2540
2023
1
Canada
English
1898
2715
2023
1
USA
English
1898
2715
2023
1
USA
English
1898
2715
2023
1
USA
English
1898
2715
2023
1
USA
English
1921
2742
2023
1
UK
English
1921
2742
2022
1
USA
English
1898
2715
2023
1
USA
English
677
666
2023
1
France
French
1912
2731
2022
1
USA
English
1937
2768
2023
1
USA
English
1937
2768
2023
1
UK
English
1912
2731
2022
1
USA
English
1937
2768
2023
1
USA
English
1861
2669
1974
1
USA
English
1861
2669
1967
1
USA
English
1861
2669
1967
1
USA
English
1861
2669
1972
1
USA
English
1861
2669
1951
1
USA
English
1861
2669
1951
1
USA
English
1861
2669
1984
1
USA
Hopi
1861
2669
1971
1
USA
English
1861
2669
1968
1
USA
English
813
953
2023
1
USA
English
1573
2290
2023
1
USA
English
1573
2290
2023
1
USA
English
1861
2669
1976
1
USA
English
1861
2669
1977
1
USA
English
1861
2669
1977
1
USA
English
1883
2701
2023
1
UK
English
1912
2731
2023
1
USA
English
1912
2731
2023
1
USA
English
1891
2708
2023
1
Italy
Italian
1891
2708
2023
1
Italy
Italian
1891
2708
2023
1
Italy
Italian
1878
2696
2023
1
Japan
Japanese
1891
2708
2023
1
Belgium
Dutch
1891
2708
2023
1
Italy
Italian
1891
2708
2023
1
Germany
German
1068
1464
2023
1
USA
English
1912
2731
2021
1
France
French
1861
2669
1979
1
USA
English
1861
2669
1979
1
USA
English
1912
2731
2023
1
USA
English
1912
2731
1929
1
Germany
German
1912
2731
1973
1
USA
English
1811
2605
2023
1
USA
English
1861
2669
1972
1
USA
English
1912
2731
2023
1
USA
English
1921
2742
2023
1
USA
English
1912
2731
2021
1
France
French
1670
2416
2023
1
Japan
Japanese
1937
2768
2024
1
USA
English
1912
2731
1990
1
India
Manipuri
1835
2636
1985
1
UK
English
1861
2669
1994
1
USA
English
1912
2731
2023
1
USA
English
1944
2781
2023
1
Japan
Japanese
1861
2669
1921
1
USA
English
1937
2768
2024
1
Norway
Norwegian
1937
2768
2024
1
USA
Ukrainian
1937
2768
2024
1
USA
Ukrainian
1861
2669
1991
1
USA
English
1886
2704
2023
1
Canada
English
1914
2736
2023
1
Canada
French
1937
2768
2024
1
USA
Spanish
1937
2768
2024
1
USA
Spanish
1898
2715
2023
1
USA
English
1898
2715
2023
1
USA
English
1710
2479
2023
1
Mexico
Spanish
1709
2476
2023
1
Ukraine
Ukrainian
1912
2731
2023
1
USA
English
1912
2731
2022
1
USA
English
1861
2669
1974
1
USA
English
1861
2669
1974
1
USA
English
1861
2669
1974
1
USA
English
1912
2731
1960
1
Hong Kong
Mandarin
1898
2715
2023
1
USA
English
1936
2766
2018
1
China
Mandarin
1931
2758
1955
1
Japan
Japanese
1873
2691
1969
1
Japan
Japanese
1931
2758
1967
1
USA
English
1909
2728
1986
1
UK
English
1931
2758
2011
1
USA
English
1931
2758
2018
1
Argentina
Spanish
1864
2675
1931
1
Brazil
Portuguese
1861
2669
1913
1
USA
English
1894
2711
1969
1
Egypt
Arabic
1827
2626
1977
1
Cuba
Spanish
1912
2731
2024
1
USA
English
1738
2515
1972
1
Angola
Portuguese
1912
2731
2023
1
Estonia
Estonian
1909
2728
1976
1
Portugal
Portuguese
1909
2728
1976
1
Portugal
Portuguese
1854
2660
1984
1
Brazil
Portuguese
1936
2766
1983
1
USA
English
1938
2769
1976
1
Iran
Persian
1938
2769
2010
1
UK
English
1938
2769
1973
1
India
Hindi