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 v.— «The Wildcats’ confidence has been growing every week. It started with a win over Fox, the No. 2 ranked team in Class B, when Thackerville 45’ed them (a term for the 45-point mercy rule used in 8-man football).» —“Wildcats looking for school’s first state title” by Darin Allred in Thackerville, Oklahoma Gainesville Daily Register (Texas) Dec. 4, 2008. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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