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1486:Categories
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927:1985–1989
900:1980–1984
875:1976–1978
729:2009-01-30
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1091:Droppers
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1456:Wharton
1421:Lanpher
1279:Stearns
1269:Kubisch
1126:Skinner
1071:Pearson
1066:Jackson
1036:Snowden
707:22 July
445:Belgium
425:Lebanon
405:Morocco
325:1953–55
254:Lebanon
1461:Thomas
1426:Carson
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1406:Miller
1401:Keeley
1334:Tsunis
1324:Pearce
1304:Miller
1284:Keeley
1220:Talbot
1210:Briggs
1195:Cannon
1170:Biddle
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437:Canada
429:France
421:Beirut
367:Jordan
363:Uganda
344:Greece
281:Spouse
258:France
250:Beirut
172:Greece
1446:McGee
1329:Pyatt
1319:Smith
1299:Burns
1294:Niles
1264:Tasca
1225:Tasca
1200:Allen
1185:Grady
1096:Capps
1076:Moses
1056:Hardy
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