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 n.— «To that end, Comedy Central is considering ripping an actual page from the cable news networks it so often mocks, and having Mr. Stewart, at the end of his half-hour show, share a split-screen with Mr. Colbert, in what is known in the news business as a “throw” or “toss.”» —“‘Daily Show’ Personality Gets His Own Platform” by Jacques Steinberg New York Times May 4, 2005. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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