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(Marine Corps Times)   "The Marine who was a duck"   (marinecorpstimes.com) divider line
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2022-11-23 11:16:31 PM  
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(Note, Siwash is a derogatory term for Native Americans in the Pacific Northwest, and as such, the name "Siwash" will be replaced in this story with "duck.")

Right.

*Ctrl-F "Siwash"* 10 results.

... Right.

That's 3 times after they say they're replacing it, plus two times in the tags.
 
2022-11-24 8:48:32 AM  
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Bootleg: (Note, Siwash is a derogatory term for Native Americans in the Pacific Northwest, and as such, the name "Siwash" will be replaced in this story with "duck.")

Right.

*Ctrl-F "Siwash"* 10 results.

... Right.

That's 3 times after they say they're replacing it, plus two times in the tags.


But only in direct quotes. But, to your point, they could have used "[the duck]".
 
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