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 v.β€” Β«Marines have long complained that the existing policy allowing extensive lower-arm tattoosβ€”commonly called sleevesβ€”is not interpreted the same way by all commands.Β» β€”β€œMarine Corps to clarify tattoo regulations” by Kimberly Johnson Marine Times Mar. 16, 2007. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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