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713:Regatta
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148:Tenants
119:2008–09
95:Surface
1416:Venues
1407:Spirit
1380:Soccer
1326:Lyceum
1284:Hockey
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1164:Pipers
1149:Loendi
1118:Rebels
976:Venues
899:Soccer
866:Hockey
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782:Dukes
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199:is a
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1179:Rens
718:WPHL
698:Lore
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559:2009
533:2024
478:2016
445:ISBN
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399:2015
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