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1925
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Russian
1726
2503
1944
1
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Spanish
1727
2504
2000
1
Canada
English
1019
2510
2001
6
USA
English
1732
2510
1999
1
UK
English
1732
2510
1983
1
Japan
Japanese
1732
2510
1988
1
Soviet Union
Russian
1732
2510
1963
1
Italy
Italian
1733
2511
1986
1
France
French
1733
2511
1945
1
Spain
French
1733
2511
1945
1
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French
1213
2511
2003
3
USA
English
1297
2511
2020
3
UK
English
1446
2513
2012
3
USA
English
1737
2513
2021
1
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English
1587
2515
1974
2
UK
English
1610
2515
2017
2
USA
English
1738
2515
2017
1
Australia
English
1738
2515
1972
1
Angola
Portuguese
1739
2516
2018
1
USA
English
1741
2518
2005
1
USA
English
1339
2519
2005
4
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English
1742
2519
2010
1
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Russian
1743
2520
2007
1
France
French
1350
2521
2014
4
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English
1606
2521
2016
2
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English
1606
2521
2016
2
USA
English
1583
2522
2009
2
Turkey
Turkish
1533
2522
2019
2
Spain
Catalan
1745
2524
1995
1
UK
English
1095
2524
2003
6
France
French
1745
2524
1996
1
USA
English
1435
2525
2012
2
Indonesia
Indonesian
1746
2526
1971
1
India
Urdu
1353
2526
2013
3
USA
English
1608
2528
1981
3
USA
English
1256
2528
1989
3
USA
English
1328
2528
1942
3
UK
English
1613
2528
1948
2
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English
1453
2528
1943
2
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English
1747
2528
1995
1
USA
English
1747
2528
1993
1
USA
English
1747
2528
1993
1
USA
English
1747
2528
1983
1
USA
English
543
2528
1990
21
USA
English
1605
2528
2013
2
UK
English
1475
2528
1945
3
USA
English
1747
2528
2007
1
Argentina
Spanish
1464
2528
1950
3
UK
English
1747
2528
1938
1
UK
English
1747
2528
1983
1
USA
English
1747
2528
1938
1
USA
English
1747
2528
2004
1
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English
1747
2528
1992
1
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English
1747
2528
1992
1
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English
1747
2528
1992
1
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English
1747
2528
1992
1
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English
1747
2528
1992
1
USA
English
1747
2528
2008
1
Denmark
English
1436
2528
2011
2
France
English
1477
2528
2013
2
Ireland
English
1326
2528
2017
4
UK
English
1613
2528
2015
2
UK
English
1479
2528
2015
3
USA
English
1747
2528
2012
1
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English
1747
2528
2013
1
Israel
Hebrew
1747
2528
2013
1
Israel
Hebrew
1747
2528
2013
1
France
French
1747
2528
2014
1
UK
English
1747
2528
2014
1
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English
1747
2528
2014
1
France
French
1747
2528
2016
1
UK
English
1747
2528
2016
1
Iran
Persian
1747
2528
2016
1
Japan
Japanese
1747
2528
2018
1
USA
English
1747
2528
2017
1
France
English
1747
2528
2019
1
UK
English
1747
2528
2018
1
UK
English
1747
2528
2021
1
USA
English
1598
2528
2022
2
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English
1747
2528
2021
1
Belgium
French
938
2532
1956
6
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Spanish
1749
2532
2006
1
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English
1593
2532
1961
2
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German
1593
2532
2010
2
Greece
Greek
1751
2534
2020
1
UK
English
1478
2535
2009
2
Denmark
Danish
1752
2535
1999
1
Denmark
Danish
1617
2535
2009
2
USA
English
1752
2535
2008
1
USA
English
1596
2535
2006
2
China
Mandarin
1753
2536
2013
1
UK
English
1469
2537
2001
2
USA
English
1524
2538
1934
2
Soviet Union
Russian
1626
2538
2002
2
USA
English
1456
2538
2002
3
USA
English
1758
2540
2010
1
USA
English
1758
2540
2019
1
Australia
English
1758
2540
2021
1
USA
English
1758
2540
2022
1
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English
1758
2540
2022
1
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English
1758
2540
2023
1
Canada
English
1759
2541
2005
1
Hungary
Hungarian
1759
2541
1947
1
USA
English
1491
2541
1994
3
USA
English
1759
2541
1979
1
USA
English
1661
2541
1970
2
USA
English
1759
2541
1970
1
UK
English
820
2541
1962
6
USA
English
1759
2541
2008
1
USA
English
1760
2542
2019
1
UK
English
1761
2543
2019
1
USA
English
1262
2544
1927
4
USA
English
1370
2544
1942
3
France
French
1169
2544
1986
5
UK
English
1497
2544
1991
2
USA
English
1284
2544
1895
3
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French
1536
2544
1971
2
UK
English
1554
2544
1973
2
France
French
1762
2544
1946
1
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English
1762
2544
1951
1
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German
1762
2544
1957
1
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English
1762
2544
1992
1
India
Hindi
1762
2544
1947
1
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English
1762
2544
1972
1
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English
1762
2544
1999
1
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English
1762
2544
1999
1
USA
English
1631
2544
2012
2
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English
1762
2544
1999
1
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English
1762
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1999
1
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English
1762
2544
1999
1
USA
English
1762
2544
1999
1
USA
English
1762
2544
1958
1
Italy
French
1300
2544
1986
4
UK
English
1617
2545
1999
2
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English
1763
2545
1970
1
USA
English
1764
2546
2006
1
USA
English
1764
2546
2008
1
USA
English
1764
2546
2012
1
Sweden
English
1534
2546
2013
3
USA
English
1104
2548
1987
4
Spain
Spanish
1633
2548
2019
2
USA
English
1765
2548
2021
1
USA
English
1765
2548
2021
1
USA
English
1607
2549
2009
2
France
French
1766
2549
2006
1
Luxembourg
French
1766
2549
1999
1
Canada
English
1766
2549
1996
1
Mexico
Spanish
1766
2549
2019
1
Russia
Russian
1480
2551
1992
3
USA
English
1085
2551
1989
6
Australia
English
1234
2551
1961
4
USA
English
1373
2551
1988
3
USA
English
1768
2551
2019
1
USA
English
1566
2552
1986
2
USA
English
1769
2553
1949
1
Canada
English
1589
2553
2018
2
Romania
Romanian
1618
2554
2020
2
USA
English
1771
2556
2011
1
USA
English
1545
2556
1973
2
France
French
1772
2557
2003
1
USA
English
1772
2557
2008
1
USA
English
1323
2558
2005
3
USA
English
1773
2558
2010
1
France
French
1458
2558
2016
3
France
French
1773
2558
2013
1
USA
English
1633
2559
2004
2
USA
English
1642
2560
2009
2
UK
English
1255
2561
2009
3
USA
English
1775
2561
2007
1
USA
English
1493
2561
2011
3
USA
English
1775
2561
2009
1
USA
English
1627
2561
2010
2
Switzerland
French
1493
2561
2014
2
USA
English
1450
2561
2018
3
USA
English
1450
2561
2018
3
USA
English
1775
2561
2015
1
UK
English
1775
2561
2017
1
USA
English
1775
2561
2019
1
USA
English
1506
2562
2007
2
USA
English
1776
2562
1989
1
USA
English
1776
2562
1993
1
USA
English
1618
2562
2017
2
USA
English
1776
2562
2011
1
USA
English
1629
2563
2006
2
USA
English
1777
2563
1989
1
USA
English
1777
2563
2009
1
USA
English
1778
2565
2000
1
Italy
Italian
1619
2565
2018
2
Argentina
Spanish
1619
2565
2018
2
Argentina
Spanish
1779
2566
2011
1
Canada
French
1579
2568
2012
2
USA
English
1780
2568
2018
1
UK
English
1780
2568
2017
1
UK
English
1780
2568
2019
1
USA
English
1780
2568
2019
1
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English
1445
2568
2021
3
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English
1780
2568
2022
1
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Spanish
1780
2568
2022
1
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English
1780
2568
2022
1
USA
English
1780
2568
2022
1
USA
English
1781
2569
2002
1
Hungary
English
1781
2569
2018
1
UK
English
1516
2570
2007
2
USA
English
1782
2570
2006
1
Hong Kong
Cantonese
1782
2570
2007
1
USA
English
1782
2570
2017
1
Germany
English
1783
2571
1964
1
Czechoslovakia
Czech
1783
2571
2009
1
Spain
Spanish
1377
2573
2021
3
Denmark
Swedish
1647
2575
2022
2
USA
English
1784
2576
2006
1
USA
English
1784
2576
2005
1
USA
English
1729
2576
1988
2
USA
English
1784
2576
1987
1
USA
English
1521
2576
2003
2
USA
English
1626
2576
1995
2
USA
English
1784
2576
2003
1
USA
English
1507
2576
2008
3
USA
English
1361
2576
2002
4
Norway
Norwegian
1648
2576
2007
2
USA
English
1582
2576
2000
3
USA
English
1224
2576
2000
6
USA
English
1452
2576
2005
3
USA
English
1659
2576
2004
2
USA
English
1476
2576
1998
3
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English
1336
2576
2003
4
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English
1393
2576
2007
4
USA
English
1626
2576
2007
2
USA
English
1784
2576
1969
1
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English
1669
2576
2003
2
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English
1648
2576
2008
2
USA
English
1648
2576
2011
2
USA
English
1588
2576
2010
2
USA
English
1648
2576
2009
2
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English
1784
2576
2009
1
USA
English
1784
2576
2010
1
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French
1784
2576
2010
1
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French
1784
2576
2009
1
USA
English
1784
2576
2009
1
USA
English
1784
2576
2009
1
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English
1784
2576
2009
1
France
English
1784
2576
2009
1
France
English
1648
2576
2013
2
USA
English
1648
2576
2015
2
USA
English
1784
2576
2011
1
USA
English
1784
2576
2011
1
USA
English
1784
2576
2013
1
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English
1784
2576
2012
1
USA
English
1648
2576
2014
2
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English
1784
2576
2012
1
USA
English
1784
2576
2012
1
USA
English
1784
2576
2012
1
USA
English
1785
2577
2012
1
USA
English
1650
2578
2020
2
USA
English
1786
2578
2019
1
UK
English
1787
2579
1988
1
Senegal
French
1788
2580
1975
1
India
Hindi
1790
2581
1985
1
USA
English
1790
2581
2010
1
USA
English
1790
2581
2010
1
USA
English
1790
2581
2018
1
Russia
English
1790
2581
2019
1
USA
English
1792
2583
2004
1
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English
1793
2585
2004
1
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English
1665
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2008
2
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English
1277
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2002
4
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English
1281
2586
2007
6
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English
1794
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2004
1
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English
1794
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2003
1
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English
1463
2587
2004
3
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English
1794
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2004
1
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English
1794
2587
2011
1
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English
1514
2588
2007
3
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English
1795
2588
2008
1
Germany
German
1796
2589
2008
1
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English
1389
2589
2012
4
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English
1796
2589
2003
1
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English
1796
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2004
1
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English
1796
2589
1960
1
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English
1579
2589
1956
2
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English
1586
2589
2004
2
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Korean
1796
2589
1992
1
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English
1796
2589
2010
1
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English
1796
2589
1972
1
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English
1797
2591
1984
1
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English
1797
2591
1970
1
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English
1798
2593
1985
1
Belgium
English
1798
2593
2010
1
USA
English
1423
2594
2006
3
USA
English
1647
2594
2016
2
USA
English
1799
2594
2015
1
UK
English
1799
2594
2016
1
USA
English
1662
2594
2018
2
USA
English
1801
2595
2014
1
UK
English
1520
2596
2011
3
USA
English
1802
2596
2004
1
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English
1519
2596
2008
3
USA
English
1670
2596
2007
2
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English
1802
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2004
1
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English
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2008
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2009
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2012
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2010
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2012
1
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1532
2596
2015
3
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English
1664
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2019
2
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English
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2019
2
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English
1695
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2015
3
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English
1802
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2013
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2013
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2014
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2014
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English
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2016
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English
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2016
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English
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2016
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English
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2016
1
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English
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2017
1
USA
English
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2596
2017
1
USA
English
1612
2596
2020
2
USA
English
1802
2596
2018
1
USA
English
1803
2597
1999
1
France
French
1644
2597
1964
2
USA
English
1803
2597
1991
1
Spain
Spanish
1803
2597
1968
1
USA
English
939
2597
1985
8
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English
1591
2597
1974
2
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English
1659
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1979
2
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English
1803
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2001
1
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English
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1983
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English
1591
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1953
2
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English
1018
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1946
8
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1986
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2002
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2002
1
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English
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2000
1
USA
English
1798
2597
1966
2
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English
1803
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1970
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1986
1
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1962
1
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2003
1
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Mongolian
1803
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2001
1
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Dutch
1803
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1998
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English
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1983
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English
1487
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1988
3
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1962
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1985
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1996
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2000
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2003
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1985
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2011
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1926
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1983
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2013
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2013
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1936
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1992
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1665
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1976
2
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English
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1936
1
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Yiddish
1803
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1991
1
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English
1535
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1981
2
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English
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1973
1
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English
1527
2597
1998
3
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English
1803
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2002
1
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German
1803
2597
1980
1
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English
1803
2597
1988
1
Hong Kong
Cantonese
1535
2597
1971
2
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English
1803
2597
1981
1
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English
1803
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1962
1
USA
English
1803
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1979
1
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Dutch
1803
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1983
1
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English
1672
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2013
2
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English
1803
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1967
1
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English
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1998
2
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English
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1980
1
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1973
1
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1978
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1982
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1974
2
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1997
1
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1977
1
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1933
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1934
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English
1644
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1995
2
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1535
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1976
2
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1967
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1971
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English
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1995
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1946
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1983
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1988
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2007
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English
1803
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1936
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1803
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1996
1
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English
1803
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1951
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English
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1949
2
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English
1535
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1963
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English
1803
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1953
1
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French
1353
2597
1972
3
USA
English
1803
2597
1997
1
France
English
1535
2597
1920
2
USA
English
1643
2597
2008
2
Israel
Arabic
1803
2597
1982
1
USA
English
1803
2597
1972
1
USA
English
1665
2597
1933
2
USA
English
1803
2597
1984
1
Austria
German
1803
2597
2002
1
Austria
German
1535
2597
1972
2
France
French
1246
2597
1946
4
USA
English
1803
2597
1973
1
USA
English
1803
2597
2002
1
USA
English
1803
2597
2001
1
USA
English
1803
2597
1983
1
USA
English
1803
2597
1978
1
New Zealand
English
1803
2597
1962
1
USA
English
1608
2597
1996
3
UK
English
947
2597
1934
7
USA
English
1803
2597
1983
1
USA
English
1803
2597
1992
1
Italy
English
1803
2597
1960
1
Soviet Union
Russian
1803
2597
1981
1
USA
English
1803
2597
1962
1
USA
English
1803
2597
1997
1
USA
English
1570
2597
1989
2
France
French
1319
2597
1933
4
USA
English
1803
2597
1980
1
Australia
English
1803
2597
1984
1
USA
English
1803
2597
1996
1
China
Mandarin
1561
2597
1946
2
Japan
Japanese
1803
2597
1988
1
Hong Kong
Cantonese
1803
2597
1979
1
Netherlands
Dutch
1803
2597
2005
1
USA
English
1803
2597
2007
1
France
French
1552
2597
2009
2
USA
English
1803
2597
1980
1
Japan
English
1803
2597
2006
1
USA
English
1803
2597
2006
1
USA
English
1803
2597
2006
1
Switzerland
Swiss German
1571
2598
2008
2
UK
English
1805
2599
2005
1
USA
English
1660
2599
2014
2
USA
English
1805
2599
2010
1
USA
English
1805
2599
2011
1
USA
English
1805
2599
2014
1
USA
English
1805
2599
2018
1
USA
English
1807
2601
1960
1
India
Urdu
1808
2602
2011
1
USA
English
1810
2604
2003
1
Canada
English
1811
2605
2023
1
USA
English
1535
2606
2012
3
USA
English
1813
2606
2005
1
UK
English
1813
2606
2009
1
USA
English
1813
2606
2015
1
USA
English
1814
2608
2016
1
France
French
1814
2608
2019
1
USA
English
1815
2609
1999
1
USA
English
1676
2610
2017
2
USA
English
1816
2610
2020
1
USA
English
1748
2611
1984
2
France
English
1817
2612
1950
1
Switzerland
English
1817
2612
1950
1
Switzerland
English
1817
2612
1953
1
UK
English
1659
2613
1963
2
Mexico
Spanish
1818
2613
1975
1
Poland
Polish
1818
2613
1992
1
Argentina
Spanish
1818
2613
1997
1
France
Spanish
1818
2613
1956
1
Denmark
Danish
1818
2613
1984
1
Israel
Hebrew
1818
2613
1995
1
Brazil
Portuguese
1585
2613
1985
2
Argentina
Spanish
1818
2613
1975
1
East Germany
German
1818
2613
1993
1
France
English
1818
2613
1970
1
Belgium
French
1657
2613
1964
2
Yugoslavia
Serbo-Croatian
1818
2613
1992
1
Belgium
Dutch
1818
2613
1970
1
France
French
1818
2613
2000
1
Belgium
Dutch
1818
2613
1996
1
France
French
1404
2613
1970
3
Hungary
Hungarian
1757
2613
1992
2
Iceland
Icelandic
1659
2613
1985
2
West Germany
German
1406
2613
1965
3
Greece
Greek
1818
2613
1986
1
Austria
German
1659
2613
1975
2
Israel
Hebrew
1818
2613
1983
1
Hungary
Hungarian
1678
2613
2004
2
Sweden
Swedish
1818
2613
1959
1
Denmark
Danish
1818
2613
1974
1
Poland
Polish
1818
2613
1983
1
Hungary
Hungarian
1408
2613
1965
4
Poland
Polish
1654
2613
1980
2
Japan
Japanese
1818
2613
1969
1
Soviet Union
Russian
1818
2613
1964
1
Sweden
Swedish
1550
2613
1978
2
Mexico
Spanish
1818
2613
1989
1
Puerto Rico
Spanish
