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The 2010s (pronounced "twenty-tens" or "two thousand [and] tens"), variously nicknamed "the '10s" ["the Tens"], "the Tenties", or more rarely "the Teens"), was a decade that began on January 1, 2010, and ended on December 31, 2019.

The decade began with an economic recovery from the Great Recession. Inflation and interest rates stayed low and steady throughout the decade, gross world product grew from 2010 to 2019. Global economic recovery accelerated during the latter half of the decade, fueled by strong economic growth in many countries, robust consumer spending, increased investment in infrastructure, and the emergence of new technologies. However, the recovery developed unevenly. Socioeconomic crises in some countries—particularly in the Arab world—triggered political revolutions in Tunisia, Egypt, and Bahrain as well as civil wars in Libya, Syria, and Yemen in a regional phenomenon that was commonly referred to as the Arab Spring. Meanwhile, Europe had to grapple with a debt crisis that was pronounced early in the decade. Shifting social attitudes saw LGBT rights make substantial progress throughout the decade, particularly in developed countries.

The decade saw the musical and cultural dominance of dance-pop, electronic dance music, hipster culture and electropop. Globalization and an increased demand for variety and personalisation in the face of music streaming services such as Spotify, SoundCloud and Apple Music created many musical subgenres. As the decade progressed, diversity was also seen with the mainstream success of K-pop, Latin music and trap. Superhero films became box office leaders, with Avengers: Endgame becoming the highest-grossing film of all time. Cable providers saw a decline in subscribers as cord cutters switched to lower cost online streaming services such as Netflix, Amazon Prime, Hulu and Disney+. The video game industry continued to be dominated by Nintendo, Sony, and Microsoft; while indie games became more popular, with Minecraft becoming the best-selling game of all time. Handheld console gaming revenue was overtaken by mobile gaming revenue in 2011. The best-selling book of this decade was Fifty Shades of Grey. Drake was named the top music artist of the decade in the U.S. by Billboard. (Full article...)

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Logo and flag often used in the Black Lives Matter movement

Black Lives Matter (BLM) is a decentralized political and social movement that aims to highlight racism, discrimination, and racial inequality experienced by black people and to promote anti-racism. Its primary concerns are police brutality and racially motivated violence against black people. The movement began in response to the killings of Trayvon Martin, Michael Brown, Eric Garner, and Rekia Boyd, among others. BLM and its related organizations typically advocate for various policy changes related to black liberation and criminal justice reform. While there are specific organizations that label themselves "Black Lives Matter", such as the Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation, the overall movement is a decentralized network with no formal hierarchy. As of 2021^[update], there are about 40 chapters in the United States and Canada. The slogan "Black Lives Matter" itself has not been trademarked by any group.

In 2013, activists and friends Alicia Garza, Patrisse Cullors, and Opal Tometi originated the hashtag #BlackLivesMatter on social media following the acquittal of George Zimmerman in the shooting death of African-American teen Trayvon Martin. Black Lives Matter became nationally recognized for street demonstrations following the 2014 deaths of two more African Americans, Michael Brown—resulting in protests and unrest in Ferguson, Missouri—and Eric Garner in New York City. Since the Ferguson protests, participants in the movement have demonstrated against the deaths of numerous other African Americans by police actions or while in police custody. In the summer of 2015, Black Lives Matter activists became involved in the 2016 United States presidential election. (Full article...)

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Image 1Girl in microskirt, Lisbon, 2012 (from 2010s in fashion)
Image 2Brazilian indie pop group Restart wearing "colorido" fashion, popular for most of the early 2010s in Brazil (from 2010s in fashion)
Image 3Indian actress Sameera Reddy wearing contrasting black and white top (from 2010s in fashion)
Image 4Woman wearing bikini top and jeans in USA, 2010. (from 2010s in fashion)
Image 5Boat shoes associated with the preppy look (from 2010s in fashion)
Image 6Anwar al-Awlaki (from 2010s)
Image 7Selena Gomez gained global popularity in the 2010s, due in part to her hushed vocal style. (from 2010s in music)
Image 8P5+1 and Iranian negotiators meeting in Geneva for the interim agreement on the Iranian nuclear programme (2013) (from 2010s)
Image 9Jing Ulrich, a prominent global leader in finance, wearing brightly colored 1980s-inspired dress, 2012 (from 2010s in fashion)
Image 10Russian farmer family in 2010 (from 2010s in fashion)
Image 11Country pop music duo Dan + Shay (from 2010s in music)
Image 12Streetwear fashion in 2017. (from 2010s in fashion)
Image 13An example of Smart Casual Dress (from 2010s in fashion)
Image 14Osama bin Laden (from 2010s)
Image 15Tom Brady with the Vince Lombardi Trophy following Super Bowl LI, 6 February 2017 (from 2010s in culture)
Image 16Somali man wearing waistcoat, tuque and polar fleece (from 2010s in fashion)
Image 17Norwegian man in slim fitting velvet jacket, 2019 (from 2010s in fashion)
Image 18Steam Controller (2015) (from 2010s in video games)
Image 1928 February 2014: following the removal of pro-Russian Ukrainian president Viktor Yanukovych from office, Russia annexed the Crimean Peninsula from Ukraine (from 2010s)
Image 20Pippa Middleton's form-fitting dress caused a sensation at the wedding of Prince William and Catherine Middleton (from 2010s in fashion)
Image 21Grammy Award-winning Skrillex in 2011 (from 2010s in music)
Image 22German fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld, 2011 (from 2010s in fashion)
Image 23A man and a delivery robot waiting at a pedestrian crossing in Redwood City, California, United States. E-commerce spurred advancements in drone delivery and transformed parts of the services and retail sectors (from 2010s)
Image 24A woman in bra-shaped top and mini-shorts in Germany, 2013 (from 2010s in fashion)
Image 25PlayStation Vita (2011) (from 2010s in video games)
Image 26American teenager with hi-top fade and distressed acid wash denim vest (from 2010s in fashion)
Image 27Indian children, 2015 (from 2010s in fashion)
Image 28Musician Harry Styles sporting a wings haircut in 2012. (from 2010s in fashion)
Image 29Psy's song "Gangnam Style" broke the record for the most number of YouTube views during 2012 until 2017. (from 2010s in culture)
Image 30Protesters in Tahrir Square during the Egyptian revolution of 2011. (from 2010s)
Image 31Braided hair is popular in Europe, especially in France, Ukraine and Russia. (from 2010s in fashion)
Image 32The war-torn ruins of Donetsk International Airport in late December 2014 (from 2010s)
Image 33Concerns over economic inequality, greed and the influence of corporations on government led to the rise of the Occupy Wall Street movement in 2011 (from 2010s)
Image 34Edward Snowden, former NSA employee who revealed a large number of global surveillance programs. (from 2010s)
Image 35Chinese women in Ireland, 2016 (from 2010s in fashion)
Image 36TobyMac's 2012 album Eye on It became the third Christian album to ever debut at number 1 on the Billboard 200. (from 2010s in music)
Image 37In 2014 the One World Trade Center opened its doors in the Financial District of Manhattan, serving as a replacement to the original World Trade Center Twin Towers that were destroyed in 2001. On the 10th anniversary of 9/11 in 2011 (the same year Osama bin Laden was killed), the 9/11 Memorial was opened. (from 2010s)
Image 38Scene kid with short hardcore punk-inspired hair (from 2010s in fashion)
Image 39The Arab Spring saw mass unrest in the Arab world early in the decade:
  Government overthrown multiple times
  Government overthrown
  Civil war
  Protests and governmental changes
  Major protests
  Minor protests   Other protests and militant action outside the Arab world (from 2010s)
Image 40Xi Jinping became China's leader for life in 2018. (from 2010s)
Image 41Good Charlotte performing in 2011 (from 2010s in music)
Image 42David Guetta (left) performing for BBC Radio 1 in 2007 (from 2010s in music)
Image 43North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and U.S. President Donald Trump meet during the first North Korea–United States summit in Singapore, June 2018 (from 2010s)
Image 44Woman in a red miniskirt and green cardigan crop, 2012 (from 2010s in fashion)
Image 45A young woman in a white crop top, 2015 (from 2010s in fashion)
Image 46Devastation in Mosul's old city after recapture from ISIL in 2017 (from 2010s)
Image 47The PlayStation 4 was released in November 2013 and is the best-selling gaming console of the decade (100+ million units sold worldwide as of August 2019^[update]). (from 2010s in culture)
Image 48Bowler hat worn by an increasing number of British professionals (from 2010s in fashion)
Image 49A video game is used during a physical therapy session at the Naval Health Clinic in Charleston. (from 2010s in video games)
Image 50Egyptian man wearing a sports shirt and a hat, 2019 (from 2010s in fashion)
Image 51Sports anchor wearing little black dress and knee-high boots, Mexico, 2010 (from 2010s in fashion)
Image 52Man wearing fedora hat, 2017 (from 2010s in fashion)
Image 53Pope Francis with U.S. President Barack Obama, 2014 (from 2010s)
Image 54Unscheduled change of governments in Euro countries (marked red) due to crisis (from 2010s in history)
Image 55Typical late 2010s fashion of Australian band 5 Seconds of Summer in 2018 (from 2010s in fashion)
Image 56American rapper and singer XXXTentacion (from 2010s in music)
Image 57Kesha performing on the American television program Today in 2012 (from 2010s in music)
Image 58Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro and United States President Donald Trump in 2019. Both are emblematic of a wave of neo-nationalist and globalisation-weary conservative populism in the second half of the decade. (from 2010s)
Image 59Taylor Swift was one of the most successful country artists of the 2010s. Her albums Speak Now (2010) and Red (2012) topped charts and opened with more than a million copies sold in their first weeks. (from 2010s in music)
Image 602011 IIHF World Championship gold medal celebrations in Finland (from 2010s)
Image 61Business casual (from 2010s in fashion)
Image 62Tool's live performances in 2006 included an elaborate light show using 10,000 Days artwork by painter Alex Grey as a backdrop. (from 2010s in music)
Image 63J Balvin in 2018 (from 2010s in music)
Image 64An example of an e-girl's aesthetic (from 2010s in fashion)
Image 65Mexican student wearing a casual outfit: a jacket, black jeans and loafers, 2017 (from 2010s in fashion)
Image 66Jürgen Mossack, co-founder of Mossack Fonseca, which shut down in light of revelations from the Panama Papers. (from 2010s)
Image 67Greece and Eurozone's rise of debt in the early years of the decade (from 2010s)
Image 68South African model Candice Swanepoel wearing pantywaist top and bodycon skirt, 2010 (from 2010s in fashion)
Image 69President Barack Obama and family in 2013 (from 2010s in fashion)
Image 70A man with sleeve tattoos, beard and flannel shirt, mid 2010s (from 2010s in fashion)
Image 71A woman wearing a jean jacket in 2015 (from 2010s in fashion)
Image 72Justin Timberlake performing on his 20/20 Experience Tour in Charlotte, North Carolina (from 2010s in music)
Image 73German woman wearing hooded fur coat (from 2010s in fashion)
Image 74The Parade of Nations at the 2012 Summer Olympics (from 2010s in culture)
Image 75Athleisure fashion, 2017 (from 2010s in fashion)
Image 76Woman wearing teal blazer and dress (from 2010s in fashion)
Image 77PlayStation 4 (2013) (from 2010s in video games)
Image 78Woman wearing popular athleisure trends. (from 2010s in fashion)
Image 79Google Stadia controller (2019) (from 2010s in video games)
Image 80Three girls with multicolored seapunk inspired hair (from 2010s in fashion)
Image 81Casting Crowns (from 2010s in music)
Image 82The weighted capital city residential property price index, produced by the Australian Bureau of Statistics, since 2003 (from 2010s)
Image 83Tourist couple wearing casual clothes in Georgia (U.S), 2015 (from 2010s in fashion)
Image 84Peruvian hats for the American export market (from 2010s in fashion)
Image 85Xbox One (2013) (from 2010s in video games)
Image 86Actress Jennifer Lawrence sporting a loosened wavy hairstyle, 2011 (from 2010s in fashion)
Image 87LeBron James, a sports icon of the decade, is the only NBA player to have won four championships with three separate franchises. (from 2010s)
Image 88Samsung Galaxy Note (2011) (from 2010s in video games)
Image 89K-Pop singer Psy (from 2010s in fashion)
Image 90iPad (2010) and other tablet-PCs (from 2010s in video games)
Image 91Syrian and Iraqi refugees arriving in Greece. In the 2010s Europe had been severely affected by a huge migration from Africa and Middle East (from 2010s)
Image 92Avocado salad, tomato and salsa on a toasted baguette. (from 2010s in culture)
Image 93Foo Fighters performing live in 2007 (from 2010s in music)
Image 94Kim Jong-nam (from 2010s)
Image 95Orlando Bloom with Samurai bun, 2014 (from 2010s in fashion)
Image 96Jamal Khashoggi (from 2010s)
Image 97The Japanese group AKB48 is one of the most successful J-pop artists. (from 2010s in music)
Image 98Vetusta Morla (from 2010s in music)
Image 99American rapper Kendrick Lamar (from 2010s in music)
Image 100Maroon 5 performing in Hong Kong in May 2011 (from 2010s in music)
Image 101Example of Lumbersexual fashion, 2016 (from 2010s in fashion)
Image 102Natalia Lafourcade (from 2010s in music)
Image 103Women in casuals relaxing at a park in USA, 2010 (from 2010s in fashion)
Image 104Nintendo's Wii (2010) was the best selling console of the seventh generation, selling 92.4 million units. (from 2010s in video games)
Image 105Women's 1970s inspired outfit from 2018 (from 2010s in fashion)
Image 106Women to drive movement: Women's rights in Saudi Arabia made progress when women were allowed to drive in the kingdom in 2018. (from 2010s)
Image 107Influencer Kylie Jenner wearing make-up popular in the latter part of the decade. (from 2010s in fashion)
Image 108Kim Kardashian wearing an off-the-shoulder top in 2017. (from 2010s in fashion)
Image 109Portuguese hipster, 2014 (from 2010s in fashion)
Image 110Brazilian hipster girl wearing leg warmers and knitted sweater dress, also sporting vibrant hair (from 2010s in fashion)
Image 111David Beckham sporting an undercut hairstyle, 2012 (from 2010s in fashion)
Image 112Anti-Ghaddafi fighters celebrate during the Libyan Civil War. (from 2010s)
Image 113Rihanna was a fashion icon of the era (from 2010s)
Image 114Man wearing hypebeast fashion. (from 2010s in fashion)
Image 115Adele during this decade established herself as the best selling British female artist of all time. Her 21 (2011) and 25 (2015) became two of the best selling albums of the 2010s. (from 2010s in music)
Image 116Edwardian-style Windowpane tweed suit worn in England in the early 2010s (from 2010s in fashion)
Image 117Nintendo Switch (from 2010s in video games)
Image 118Maroon 5 performing live in 2016 (from 2010s in music)
Image 119American rapper Playboi Carti (from 2010s in music)
Image 1203D printed model of a human liver (from 2010s)
Image 121In the 2010s, British girl group Little Mix was cited for helping the girl band renaissance in the UK during the late 00s and into the early 10s. They are also recognized as one of the most successful girl groups from that decade. (from 2010s in music)
Image 122Jay Chou in 2013 (from 2010s in music)
Image 123A Community Programs team wearing casual attire in 2019 (from 2010s in fashion)
Image 124BRICS, a supranational economic cooperative comprising five major emerging national economies—Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa—grew to represent over 3.1 billion people, or about 41 percent of the world population by 2015. (from 2010s)
Image 125Nickelback in May 2006 (from 2010s in music)
Image 126Drake was declared the Artist of the Decade of the 2010s by Billboard. (from 2010s in music)
Image 127Robyn, the Swedish singer, songwriter, record producer and DJ. (from 2010s in music)
Image 128Japanese slim fitting three piece grey suit with window pane check, mid to late 2010s (from 2010s in fashion)
Image 129The British boy band One Direction in their Up All Night Tour, 2012 (from 2010s in music)
Image 130English-Irish boy band One Direction with preppy-inspired outfits in 2012 (from 2010s in fashion)
Image 131Nintendo Switch (2017) (from 2010s in video games)
Image 132Polish youth attending a rock music festival, 2011 (from 2010s in fashion)
Image 133A man wearing pullover hoodie and a snapback cap in 2015 (from 2010s in fashion)
Image 134Ouya (2012) (from 2010s in video games)
Image 135American rapper Tyga in 2013 (from 2010s in fashion)
Image 136Barbadian artist Rihanna had the most songs top the Billboard Hot 100 chart in the 2010s (nine). (from 2010s in culture)
Image 137Ombre hair was popular during the decade. (from 2010s in fashion)
Image 138Wii U (2012) (from 2010s in video games)
Image 139Xperia Play (2011) (from 2010s in video games)
Image 140Flag map of the world from 2015 (from 2010s)
Image 141American man wearing a slim-fitting flannel shirt, a beard, and an undercut, 2019. Sleeve tattoos can be seen. (from 2010s in fashion)
Image 142Imagine Dragons were an instant success after the release of their debut album, Night Visions. (from 2010s in music)
Image 143Men's polo shirts in more muted colors, 2015 (from 2010s in fashion)
Image 144Various slim-fit jeans worn by men (from 2010s in fashion)
Image 145Polish women wearing boho- or hippie-inspired dresses, floral prints and peasant blouses, 2014 (from 2010s in fashion)
Image 146Billy Ray Cyrus (from 2010s in music)
Image 147Burj Khalifa, tallest building when completed in 2010. (from 2010s in culture)
Image 148Mumford & Sons were considered one of the most successful British bands of the early 2010s. (from 2010s in music)
Image 149Ed Sheeran, a photograph from a concert at the V Festival held in 2014 (from 2010s in music)
Image 150Kinect (2010), accessory for the Xbox 360 (from 2010s in video games)
Image 151From top left, clockwise: Anti-government protests called the Arab Spring arose in 2010–2011, and as a result, many governments were overthrown, including when Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi was killed; Crimea is annexed by Russia in 2014; ISIS/ISIL perpetrates terrorist attacks and captures territory in Syria and Iraq; climate change awareness and the Paris Agreement; the Event Horizon Telescope captures the first image of a black hole in 2019; Obergefell v. Hodges legalizes same-sex marriage in the United States in 2015, marking continuing progress for LGBT rights in developed countries; increasing use of digital media and rise of mobile devices; the UK votes to leave the EU in 2016 on a rising tide of populism throughout the decade. (from 2010s)
Image 152Girl wearing steampunk costume, including goggles and pith helmet (from 2010s in fashion)
Image 153Muse (from 2010s in music)
Image 154Woman wearing makeup popular in the mid-2010s. (from 2010s in fashion)
Image 155Two women wearing flared trousers, jeggings and oversized cardigans (from 2010s in fashion)
Image 156Nintendo 3DS (2011) (from 2010s in video games)
Image 157Algerian protesters gather during the 2019 "Smile Revolution" (from 2010s)
Image 158Robe and kaftan for slightly overweight gentleman in Götgatan of Stockholm, 2018 (from 2010s in fashion)
Image 159On 10 April 2010 a Tupolev Tu-154 aircraft of the Polish Air Force crashed in Russia with the Polish President Lech Kaczynski and 95 other passengers including many senior officials (from 2010s)
Image 160American man wearing a boater hat in 2017 (from 2010s in fashion)
Image 161In 2013, China launched the ambitious Belt and Road infrastructure initiative, with over 150 countries announcing participation by the end of the decade. (from 2010s)
Image 162Malala Yousafzai (from 2010s)
Image 163Women wearing contemporary outfits at a 2015 fashion show (from 2010s in fashion)
Image 164Andrei Karlov (from 2010s)
Image 165Alan Jackson (from 2010s in music)
Image 166In red: the area controlled by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) proto-state in December 2014 (from 2010s)
Image 167Oculus Rift VR-display (2012), accessory (from 2010s in video games)
Image 168Australian rapper Iggy Azalea (from 2010s in music)
Image 169A man wearing a leather Supreme snapback hat while taking a photograph in 2016 (from 2010s in fashion)
Image 170Woman wearing colored skinny jeans (from 2010s in fashion)
Image 171K-pop star B.I sporting an undercut hairstyle, 2016 (from 2010s in fashion)
Image 172Muammar al-Gaddafi (from 2010s)
Image 173In 2017 Gloria Trevi collaborated with fellow Mexican artist Alejandra Guzmán for the album Versus. (from 2010s in music)
Image 174Canadian singer The Weeknd, 2018 (from 2010s in music)
Image 175For over 15 months it was unclear what exactly happened to Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 until at the end of July 2015 a few remnants of the plane swept to the shores of the island of Réunion (from 2010s)
Image 176Gyaru fashion in Japan, 2011 (from 2010s in fashion)
Image 177The 2014 Hong Kong protests (from 2010s)
Image 178Fall Out Boy (from 2010s in music)
Image 179Rapper Macklemore sporting an undercut. (from 2010s in culture)
Image 180Pitbull and Enrique Iglesias recorded a remix version of the album track "Dirty Dancer" was released as the fourth English single and became his ninth Hot Dance Club Play chart topper, tying with Prince and Michael Jackson as the male with the most No. 1 dance singles. (from 2010s in music)
Image 181Ed Hardy clothes popular among men, women and children from 2008 to 2012 (from 2010s in fashion)
Image 182Sam Smith, a photograph from the Lollapalooza concert held in 2015 (from 2010s in music)
Image 183Mid 2010s Ugandan fashion (from 2010s in fashion)
Image 184Man wearing shawl collar cardigan and hipster-inspired beard (from 2010s in fashion)
Image 185John Mayer (from 2010s in music)
Image 186Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi (from 2010s)
Image 187Nvidia Shield Portable (2013) (from 2010s in video games)
Image 188PlayStation Move (2010), accessory for the PlayStation 3 (from 2010s in video games)
Image 189The A-line dress made a comeback in 2013. Hemlines also became shorter than they were in the early 2010s. (from 2010s in fashion)

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Bernard Sanders (born September 8, 1941) is an American politician and activist who is the senior United States senator from Vermont. Sanders is the longest-serving independent in U.S. congressional history, but maintains a close relationship with the Democratic Party, having caucused with House and Senate Democrats for most of his congressional career and sought the party's presidential nomination in 2016 and 2020.

Born into a working-class Jewish family and raised in the Brooklyn borough of New York City, Sanders attended Brooklyn College before graduating from the University of Chicago in 1964. While a student, he was a protest organizer for the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) and the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) during the civil rights movement. After settling in Vermont in 1968, he ran unsuccessful third-party political campaigns in the early to mid-1970s. He was elected mayor of Burlington in 1981 as an independent and was reelected three times. He won election to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1990, representing Vermont's at-large congressional district. In 1991, Sanders and five other House members co-founded the Congressional Progressive Caucus, which now has more than 100 members. He was a U.S. representative for 16 years before being elected to the U.S. Senate in 2006, becoming the first non-Republican elected to Vermont's Class 1 seat since Whig Solomon Foot was elected in 1850. Sanders was reelected to the Senate in 2012, 2018, and 2024. He chaired the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee from 2013 to 2015 and the Senate Budget Committee from 2021 to 2023. In January 2023, he became chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee and the senior senator and dean of the Vermont congressional delegation upon Patrick Leahy's retirement from the Senate. (Full article...)

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... that the board game Glory to Rome, despite being well-received, led to its publisher's bankruptcy in the mid-2010s and has been out of print since?
... that the Taylor Swift masters controversy was described by Rolling Stone as one of the "most important moments" in music of the 2010s?
... that Manoj Kumar and Raj Kumar had to win cases at the Delhi High Court to be awarded the Arjuna Award sporting honour in the 2010s?
... that despite being excluded from the standard edition of 1989, "New Romantics" by Taylor Swift was named one of the best songs of the 2010s decade by Rolling Stone?
... that Paul English, co-founder of Kayak, offered to pay for the vaccination of 100,000 people during the cholera outbreak following the 2010 Haiti earthquake if other funding could not be secured?

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