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eighty-sixed







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“When he told me I was eighty-sixed from the party, I was so relieved,” David told the New York Times.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 10, 2025

“When he told me I was eighty-sixed from the party, I was so relieved I screamed, ‘Thank you!

From New York Times Aug. 14, 2021

So far, that means soup dumplings are eighty-sixed by 6 p.m., the other dumplings usually by 8 p.m.

From Seattle Times Aug. 8, 2016




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