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,comm]ce1 ,sci5ce1 & ,transportation    
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,/orm wom5's basketball team on w9n+ !  
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has won 9 #c ye>s2 ,:]eas ! ,seattle    
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be/$ ! ,m9nesota ,lynx wom5's basketball
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 ,las ,vegas ,aces wom5's basketball    
team 9 ! ,,wnba f9als2 ,:]eas ! ,seattle
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,loyd1 ,ezi ,magbegor1 ,epiphanny       
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,/ew>t1 ,morgan ,tuck1 & ,sami ,:itcomb1
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,williams1 ,erica ,na%1 ,hunt] ,johnson1
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,brummel1 ,dawn ,trudeau1 & ,g9ny       
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organizations 9 ! great] ,puget ,s\nd   
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