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CTL-W-0470 · Work · 2010s

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Combined Graph record U-00871 · provenance: canonical master store (CSV), record CTL-W-0470. Master record source: CTL seed 2026-10-16 — UNVERIFIED, verify before public citation.

Green's Dictionary of Slang entry (fetched in full 2026-10-17): 'get-back (n.) (US) revenge [SE colloq. get back (at), to retaliate].' — Stored headword 'get back'; Green's entry is the nominal form 'get-back' with the retaliation sense. Matches stored 'retaliation'.

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Green's Dictionary of Slang entry (fetched in full 2026-10-17): 'get-back (n.) (US) revenge [SE colloq. get back (at), to retaliate].' — Stored headword 'get back'; Green's entry is the nominal form 'get-back' with the retaliation sense. Matches stored 'retaliation'.

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Green's Dictionary of Slang entry (fetched in full 2026-10-17): 'get-back (n.) (US) revenge [SE colloq. get back (at), to retaliate].' — Stored headword 'get back'; Green's entry is the nominal form 'get-back' with the retaliation sense. Matches stored 'retaliation'.

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