6498:). In articles on works or other activity by a living trans or non-binary person before transition, use their current name as the primary name (in prose, tables, lists, infoboxes, etc.), unless they prefer their former name be used for past events. If they were notable under the name by which they were credited for the work or other activity, provide it in a parenthetical or footnote on first reference; add more parentheticals or footnotes only if needed to avoid confusion.
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There have been repeated proposals to treat small children, or all minors, differently and to always refer to them by given name. These proposals have not gained consensus. Especially do not refer to notable minors by given name (in their own article or elsewhere) except as necessary to disambiguate
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There is no categorical preference between describing a person as
British rather than as English, Scottish, or Welsh. Decisions on which label to use should be determined through discussions and consensus. The label must not be changed arbitrarily. To come to a consensus, editors should consider how
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Where post-nominal letters are used, they should either be separated from the name by a comma and each set divided by a comma, or no commas should be used at all. If a baronetcy or peerage is held, then commas should always be used for consistency's sake, as the former are separated from the name by
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Names from history are less certain as to spelling, and the further back one goes the less particular societies were about exactness, so variations are more likely. Reliable sources on history should be consulted when a decision about naming must be made or a controversy arises. A readily accessible
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of a name. Numerous professional names are not legal names, and whether a name change has been legally formalized has no bearing on its use in or exclusion from an article. Some effective name changes are retrospective, involving no action on the part of the subjects to whom they refer; e.g., the
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has ruled that editors should not change an article from one guideline-defined style to another without a substantial reason unrelated to mere choice of style, and that revert-warring over optional styles is unacceptable. If discussion cannot determine which style to use in an article, defer to the
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for a person. In this case, it is within quotation marks only if it first introduces the nickname in mid-name in the lead. Otherwise, it loses the quotation marks. If the nickname is dominant (in general or in a particular context) it can often be used in other articles without further elaboration.
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Criminals often use multiple aliases; ones unfamiliar to the public should generally not be in the lead section. Various rulers and other nobility have often had numerous variant names in different languages. Avoid clogging the lead with a boldfaced litany of these; reserve them for an appropriate
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early in his musical career). Where this is not the case, and where the subject uses a popular form of their name in everyday life, then care must be taken to avoid implying that a person who does not generally use all their forenames or who uses a familiar form has actually changed their name. Do
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are included in the initial reference and infobox heading for the subject of a biographical article, but are optional after that. The title is placed in bold in the first use of the name. Except for the initial reference and infobox, do not add honorific titles to existing instances of a person's
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Post-nominals should only be mentioned at relevant places in the main body of a biography subject's own article, in an infobox parameter for post-nominals, when the post-nominals themselves are under discussion in the material, and in other special circumstances such as a list of recipients of an
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The sentence seems to contain unnecessary clutter – a more readable form would be preferable. In addition, more relevant information should be included instead of alternative or very long names, which can be spread out in the paragraph, lead, or kept just in the body. Consider moving some details
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the article to provide maximum information. Inclusion of middle names or initials when they are widely known, can be a useful form of disambiguation if there is more than one person known by that name. This can be particularly useful in disambiguating family members with very similar names (e.g.,
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Terms such as "criminal", "convicted felon", and "convicted sex offender" are imprecise, and their placement in an article's first sentence may give undue weight. It is better to describe the specific crime itself, either in the first sentence or elsewhere in the lead, as appropriate based on how
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The opening paragraph should usually have dates of birth and (when applicable) death. These dates (specific day–month–year) are important information about the subject, but if they are also mentioned in the body, the vital year range (in brackets after the person's full name) may be sufficient to
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In an article that is not about either unrelated person with the same surname, continue to refer to them both by their full names. Source citations, bibliographies, and in-text attributions usually include names of authors and others. Consider them when checking for people with the same surname.
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A person named in an article of which they are not the subject should be referred to by the name they used at the time being described. For example, Pope John Paul I was known as Albino
Luciani before he was elevated to the papacy, so material about the time before he became pope should use that
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The noteworthy position(s) or role(s) the person held should usually be stated in the opening paragraph. However, avoid overloading the lead paragraph with various and sundry roles; instead, emphasize what made the person notable. Incidental and non-noteworthy roles (i.e. activities that are not
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Specifics may vary, as described in more detail below. Non-English titles are most often translated into
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There is no need to add "deceased" to a person's article, or those in which that person is mentioned. If the person has an article this should already be sourced, otherwise it is unnecessary. "Survived by" and "survivors", phrasings commonly found in obituaries, should not be used.
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Editors should remember that the meaning of the most obvious (to them) post-nominal initials will not be obvious to some readers. When post-nominal initials are used, the meaning should be readily available to the reader. This may be via a wikilink to an article, or with the
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used in lieu of or in addition to a given name, and it is not a common hypocorism of one of their names, or a professional alias, it is usually presented between double quotation marks following the last given name or initial. The quotation marks are not put in
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unless the reference is part of a list of family members or if use of the surname alone will be confusing. This applies to minors as well as adults. While citations and bibliographies should use full names even in subsequent mentions (if full names are
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When a formal title for a specific entity (or conventional translation thereof) is addressed as a title or position in and of itself, is not plural, is not preceded by a modifier (including a definite or indefinite article), and is not a reworded
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6952:
6948:
6944:
6940:
6936:
6932:
6928:
6924:
6920:
6916:
6912:
6908:
6904:
6901:, etc., from
6900:
6896:
6892:
6888:
6881:
6879:
6875:
6870:
6864:
6860:
6855:
6851:
6845:
6842:
6838:
6837:in most cases
6834:
6828:
6825:
6818:
6815:
6809:
6803:
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6789:
6780:
6772:
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6752:
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6747:table headers
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6735:sentence case
6730:
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6696:
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6687:
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6677:
6670:
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6648:
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6640:
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6626:
6618:
6610:
6604:
6596:
6594:
6592:
6588:
6584:
6580:
6579:
6568:
6564:
6561:
6557:
6556:
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6546:
6542:
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6525:
6517:
6512:
6511:
6510:
6508:
6504:
6499:
6489:
6485:
6476:
6472:
6468:
6466:
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6457:
6453:
6449:
6447:
6442:
6441:
6440:
6438:
6428:
6424:
6420:
6417:
6411:
6384:
6380:
6378:
6377:Rachel Levine
6373:
6369:
6365:
6363:
6358:
6357:
6356:
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6350:
6346:
6342:
6338:
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6329:
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6307:
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6297:
6287:
6283:
6280:
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6253:
6248:
6246:
6244:
6240:
6234:
6228:
6220:
6218:
6212:
6202:
6198:
6195:
6194:MOS:BLPCHRONO
6191:
6190:
6187:
6179:
6177:
6173:
6171:
6167:
6161:
6153:
6151:
6141:
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6123:
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6100:
6097:
6093:
6088:
6085:
6081:
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6052:present tense
6049:
6044:
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6026:
6018:
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5999:
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5987:
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5968:
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5954:
5950:
5947:
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5886:Burmese names
5883:
5879:
5874:
5870:
5866:
5862:
5859:
5855:
5852:
5849:
5848:Mother Teresa
5845:
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5837:
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5829:
5825:
5824:The Venerable
5821:
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5809:
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5802:
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5780:
5776:
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5755:
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5726:
5725:MOS:HONORIFIC
5722:
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5712:
5708:
5705:
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5700:
5697:
5689:
5687:
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5684:accessibility
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5570:post-nominals
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5556:<abbr: -->
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4784:Ronald Reagan
4780:
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4771:
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4583:Burmese names
4581:
4580:
4578:
4568:
4564:
4561:
4560:MOS:GIVENNAME
4557:
4556:
4553:
4545:
4543:
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4535:
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4522:
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4512:
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4500:
4496:
4492:
4488:
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4464:Robert Dudley
4461:
4457:
4442:, may become
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4402:
4401:
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4399:For example:
4396:
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4382:
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4360:
4356:
4346:
4342:
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4311:
4307:
4304:
4300:
4299:
4296:
4289:
4281:
4279:
4277:
4273:
4269:
4263:
4253:
4249:
4248:
4245:
4237:
4234:
4228:
4220:
4218:
4215:
4209:
4207:
4204:
4195:
4189:
4183:
4161:
4151:
4147:
4143:
4142:Roman numeral
4139:
4135:
4131:
4126:
4124:
4118:
4116:
4112:
4106:
4099:
4089:
4085:
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4078:
4075:
4071:
4068:
4064:
4061:
4057:
4056:
4053:
4045:
4043:
4040:
4034:
4016:
4012:
4006:
4001:
3993:
3988:
3986:
3974:
3919:
3899:
3895:
3887:
3879:
3859:
3840:
3837:
3832:
3827:
3823:
3813:
3809:
3806:
3802:
3799:
3795:
3794:
3791:
3783:
3776:
3773:
3767:
3762:
3759:
3758:
3757:
3748:
3744:
3740:
3735:
3730:
3729:
3724:
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3719:
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3713:
3708:
3707:
3703:
3698:
3694:
3690:
3689:
3688:
3677:
3673:
3669:
3665:
3663:
3662:Magic Johnson
3658:
3657:
3656:
3653:
3645:
3644:Emory Sparrow
3639:
3638:Spunk Sparrow
3635:
3630:
3629:Clear rewrite
3627:
3623:
3618:
3615:
3614:
3613:
3606:
3602:
3598:
3594:
3592:
3587:
3583:
3579:
3575:
3571:
3569:
3568:Bunny Berigan
3564:
3563:
3562:
3560:
3555:
3545:
3544:MOS:QUOTENAME
3541:
3538:
3534:
3531:
3527:
3526:
3523:
3518:
3515:
3507:
3502:
3498:
3494:
3493:William Henry
3490:
3487:
3485:
3483:
3478:
3475:
3474:
3473:
3469:
3467:
3457:
3453:
3452:
3449:
3441:
3434:
3430:
3426:
3425:
3424:
3422:
3417:
3413:
3405:
3402:
3398:
3394:
3393:
3392:
3390:
3386:
3376:
3375:MOS:LEGALNAME
3372:
3369:
3368:MOS:PSEUDONYM
3365:
3364:
3361:
3356:
3351:
3345:
3341:
3340:Barbara Flynn
3337:
3335:
3334:Barbara Flynn
3330:
3326:
3323:
3319:
3315:
3313:
3308:
3304:
3301:
3297:
3293:
3291:
3286:
3282:
3279:
3275:
3271:
3269:
3268:Courtney Love
3264:
3263:
3262:
3259:
3251:
3243:
3237:
3233:
3229:
3219:
3215:
3212:
3208:
3207:
3204:
3199:
3194:
3188:
3184:
3180:
3176:
3175:
3174:
3167:
3163:
3159:
3155:
3154:
3153:
3151:
3146:
3138:
3134:
3131:
3127:
3126:
3123:
3115:
3113:
3109:
3098:
3092:
3056:
3052:
3050:
3045:
3041:
3037:
3033:
3031:
3026:
3025:
3024:
3020:
3013:
3003:
2999:
2996:
2995:MOS:BIRTHNAME
2992:
2991:
2988:
2981:Changed names
2980:
2978:
2976:
2970:
2959:
2948:
2945:
2939:
2934:
2931:
2930:
2929:
2927:
2917:
2913:
2912:
2909:
2904:
2897:
2896:
2891:
2887:
2883:
2879:
2875:
2871:
2867:
2855:
2854:
2848:
2836:
2835:
2829:
2827:T'ieh-mu-chen
2823:
2819:
2813:
2805:
2797:
2793:
2784:
2780:
2774:
2770:
2768:Chéngjísī Hán
2764:
2756:
2751:
2745:
2736:
2732:
2728:
2716:
2715:
2709:
2705:
2701:
2689:
2688:
2685:
2682:
2674:
2673:MOS:NICKCRUFT
2670:
2669:
2666:
2658:
2657:Richard Nixon
2654:
2650:
2647:
2643:
2635:
2634:
2633:
2631:
2627:
2623:
2619:
2609:
2605:
2604:
2601:
2593:
2589:
2585:
2581:
2578:
2574:
2570:
2567:
2563:
2559:
2558:
2557:
2549:
2545:
2544:
2541:
2536:
2533:
2525:
2523:
2521:
2511:
2507:
2496:
2492:
2491:
2490:
2482:
2469:
2412:
2408:
2404:
2403:
2402:
2400:
2391:
2387:
2385:
2380:
2379:
2378:
2369:
2365:
2364:
2361:
2354:First mention
2353:
2351:
2348:
2344:
2340:
2336:
2332:
2319:
2313:
2307:
2305:
2299:
2293:
2291:
2285:
2284:
2283:
2272:
2266:
2256:
2252:
2251:
2248:
2243:
2237:
2233:
2229:
2225:
2221:
2220:
2219:
2217:
2213:
2203:
2199:
2198:
2195:
2190:
2188:
2182:
2176:
2172:
2165:
2161:
2151:
2147:
2146:
2143:
2135:
2133:
2130:
2124:
2114:
2107:
2105:
2101:
2097:
2093:
2089:
2085:
2081:
2077:
2073:
2069:
2062:
2061:
2058:word-initial
2055:
2050:
2048:
2047:Dorothy Diane
2044:
2039:
2036:
2030:
2025:
2023:
2017:
2013:
2008:
2005:
2000:
1998:
1992:
1987:
1986:
1985:
1982:
1980:
1972:
1968:
1966:
1962:
1961:
1960:
1958:
1957:Names section
1948:
1947:MOS:BIOEXCEPT
1944:
1943:
1940:
1932:
1930:
1928:
1924:
1918:
1916:
1912:
1908:
1902:
1897:
1893:
1883:
1879:
1876:
1872:
1871:
1868:
1860:
1855:
1854:
1849:
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1843:
1840:
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1820:
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1777:
1773:
1772:
1768:
1767:
1766:
1757:
1753:
1750:
1746:
1745:
1742:
1735:Criminal acts
1734:
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1728:
1725:
1718:
1714:
1712:
1702:
1698:
1697:
1694:
1686:
1679:
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1656:
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1617:
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1602:
1601:
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1596:
1595:
1593:
1583:
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1573:
1572:
1568:
1567:
1566:
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1553:
1552:
1548:
1547:
1546:
1540:
1538:
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1529:
1527:
1522:
1520:
1519:nationalities
1516:
1512:
1508:
1505:
1499:
1492:
1488:
1484:
1474:
1470:
1467:
1463:
1460:
1459:MOS:ETHNICITY
1456:
1453:
1449:
1448:
1445:
1437:
1432:
1429:
1428:
1427:
1415:
1412:
1405:
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1380:
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1308:
1304:
1303:
1302:
1298:
1295:
1291:
1287:
1278:
1268:
1264:
1261:
1260:MOS:BIRTHDATE
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1256:
1253:
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1240:
1236:
1232:
1229:
1226:
1223:
1220:
1216:
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1145:
1142:
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1125:
1124:
1123:
1120:
1114:
1110:
1107:
1103:
1099:
1095:
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1089:
1085:
1081:
1077:
1070:
1064:
1060:
1059:
1058:
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1023:
1019:
1018:
1015:
1007:
1005:
1003:
998:
996:
992:
987:
985:
980:
976:
970:
966:
956:
952:
949:
945:
944:
941:
934:Lead section
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920:
907:
902:
900:
895:
893:
888:
887:
885:
884:
879:
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871:
869:
866:
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864:
863:
856:
853:
851:
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838:
836:
833:
831:
828:
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813:
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806:
803:
801:
798:
796:
793:
791:
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786:
783:
782:
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744:
743:
740:
735:
734:
727:
724:
722:
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717:
714:
712:
709:
705:
702:
700:
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695:
692:
690:
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500:Record charts
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495:Music samples
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381:By topic area
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249:Pronunciation
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