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In this Tuesday, Dec. 14, 2010, photo, the word "austerity" is shown on an index card file at dictionary publisher Merriam-Webster Inc. in Springfield, Mass. Merriam-Webster has chosen "austerity" as its 2010 Word of the Year. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

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