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1045:Leary
993:Speck
388:stole
278:from
155:Teams
89:Right
56:Born:
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1554:2023
1539:2022
1528:2021
1517:2020
1510:Baty
1506:2019
1495:2018
1484:2017
1473:Dunn
1469:2016
1462:None
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1439:2013
1424:2012
1409:2011
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1391:None
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1366:Kunz
1362:2007
1355:None
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1273:None
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929:1968
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907:1966
900:Rohr
896:1965
580:2023
460:NYPD
446:1995
413:and
409:for
401:and
370:for
284:1991
280:1986
274:and
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219:1991
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