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1032:Greg Foster
947:John Abbott
871:Noah Newman
851:Adam Newman
846:Abby Newman
831:Cole Howard
786:Kyle Abbott
781:Jill Abbott
776:Jack Abbott
444:Jack Abbott
382:Adam Newman
378:Eden Riegel
290:Los Angeles
266:soap opera
264:CBS Daytime
156:Avery Clark
137:Other names
106:Trent Jones
51:Peter Porte
1387:Categories
1358:Storylines
1198:Chancellor
1042:Sam Gibson
1017:Matt Clark
957:Cane Ashby
486:March 2013
356:Storylines
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145:Occupation
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527:Yahoo! TV
458:Reception
334:Yahoo! TV
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1325:Episodes
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1256:1990s
1251:1980s
1246:1970s
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1348:Cast
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1311:2022
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1291:2015
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