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 n.— «Blinks are real. They are radio commercials that last one second. And they may be coming soon to a radio station near you.» —“Blink and you’ll miss one-second radio ads” by Bob Dyer Beacon Journal (Akron, Ohio) June 19, 2006. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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