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13. FYI: Here is a current example of exactly the usage that you noted:
Thu Jun 5, 2014, 03:14 PM
Jun 2014
The Opinionated Bitch – The Swiftboating of An American Prisoner of War
06/03/14

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Our dear brothers and sisters in journalism over at Fox News took to the airwaves to suggest Bowe Bergdahl’s father should cut his hair and shave – because he looks like a terrorist. Because they believe they know what terrorists look like. Of course, what a terrorist looks like depends on whom you ask. If you ask people in Isla Vista, California, they’ll tell you a terrorist looks like Elliott Rogers. If you ask anyone who confronts the Open Carry people about their sanity and public safety, they’ll tell you a terrorist looks like a redneck with a long gun strapped to his back in a restaurant. Perhaps Fox News could stop being the self-appointed arbiter of who does or does not look like a terrorist. Mr. Bergdahl immersed himself in the culture and language of his son’s captors, knowing his every word would be picked up over the internet.

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http://herewomentalk.com/the-opinionated-bitch-the-swiftboating-of-an-american-prisoner-of-war

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