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'''Judy Joo''' is a [[chef]] and [[television personality]]. She is best known as being the host of [[Food Network]]'s "Korean Food Made Simple" and an ''Iron Chef UK'' and her restaurant Seoul Bird in London. Joo splits her time between New York City, London, and Asia.
'''Judy Joo''' is a [[chef]], author, [[restaurateur]], and [[television personality]]. She is best known as being the host of [[Food Network]]'s "Korean Food Made Simple" S1 and S2 and an ''Iron Chef UK'' and her restaurant Seoul Bird in London, Las Vegas, and New York. Joo splits her time between New York City, London, and Asia.

== Early life and education ==
Judy Joo was born in [[Summit, New Jersey]], [[New Jersey]] to Dr. Eui Don Joo and Mrs. Young Nim Park. Her father was born in [[Chongju|Chŏngju]], [[North Korea]] and fled south when he was a child with his parents and eight siblings. He grew up on Jeju Island in a refuge camp. Four of his older brothers were drafted into the Korean War. He attended [https://en.snu.ac.kr/index.html Seoul National Medical School] and worked as an army military physician upon graduation. He then moved to the United States for his internship and residency, specializing in psychiatry. He practiced psychiatry in Michigan, New Jersey, and New York before finally retiring at age 75. Her mother Young Nim Park was born in [[Icheon]], South Korea and graduated from [[Sogang University]]. She moved to the USA to pursue a master's degree in chemistry at Ohio State University on a full scholarship.

Joo attended the [[Kent Place School]] for girls in Summit from kindergarten to 12th grade. She then went on to earn a B.S. from [[Columbia University]]'s School of Engineering and Applied Science. She later attended cooking school at [[International Culinary Center|The French Culinary Institute]].


== Career ==
== Career ==
Joo graduated from [[Columbia University]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.engineering.columbia.edu/web/newsletter/spring_2011/becoming_iron_chef_judy_joo_%E2%80%9997|title=Becoming an Iron Chef: Judy Joo '97|publisher=Columbia Engineering|date=Spring 2011|access-date=2011-11-06|archive-date=2017-12-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171226011630/http://engineering.columbia.edu/web/newsletter/spring_2011/becoming_iron_chef_judy_joo_%E2%80%9997|url-status=dead}}</ref> with a [[Bachelor of Science]] degree in Industrial Engineering and Operations Research. She began a career in the banking industry working at [[Goldman Sachs]] and then [[Morgan Stanley]] as an institutional [[fixed income]] derivatives saleswoman.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://articles.businessinsider.com/2011-02-08/wall_street/30021377_1_playboy-club-hugh-hefner-playboy-founder|title=Former Goldman And Morgan Stanley Banker Explains The Lure Of Playboy Bunnies|publisher=Business Insider|date=February 8, 2011|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120402131740/http://articles.businessinsider.com/2011-02-08/wall_street/30021377_1_playboy-club-hugh-hefner-playboy-founder|archivedate=April 2, 2012}}</ref><ref name=bloomberg>{{cite web|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-02-08/morgan-stanley-woman-turned-tv-chef-lands-top-job-at-london-s-playboy-club.html|title=Morgan Stanley Woman Turned Chef Lands Job at U.K. Playboy Club|publisher=Bloomberg News|date=February 7, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Huang |first=Taylor |date=2021-06-15 |title=The Untold Truth Of Judy Joo |url=https://www.mashed.com/437954/the-untold-truth-of-judy-joo/ |access-date=2022-06-10 |website=Mashed.com |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Kierzek |first=Kristine M. |title=Chef Chat: Korean cuisine inspires Iron Chef Judy Joo's career |url=https://www.jsonline.com/story/life/food/chef-chat/2016/05/31/chef-chat-korean-cuisine-inspires-iron-chef-judy-joos-career/85242154/ |access-date=2022-06-10 |website=Journal Sentinel |language=en-US}}</ref>
Joo graduated from [[Columbia University]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.engineering.columbia.edu/web/newsletter/spring_2011/becoming_iron_chef_judy_joo_%E2%80%9997|title=Becoming an Iron Chef: Judy Joo '97|publisher=Columbia Engineering|date=Spring 2011|access-date=2011-11-06|archive-date=2017-12-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171226011630/http://engineering.columbia.edu/web/newsletter/spring_2011/becoming_iron_chef_judy_joo_%E2%80%9997|url-status=dead}}</ref> with a [[Bachelor of Science]] degree in industrial engineering and operations research. She began a career in the banking industry working at [[Goldman Sachs]] and then [[Morgan Stanley]] as an institutional [[fixed income]] derivatives saleswoman.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://articles.businessinsider.com/2011-02-08/wall_street/30021377_1_playboy-club-hugh-hefner-playboy-founder|title=Former Goldman And Morgan Stanley Banker Explains The Lure Of Playboy Bunnies|publisher=Business Insider|date=February 8, 2011|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120402131740/http://articles.businessinsider.com/2011-02-08/wall_street/30021377_1_playboy-club-hugh-hefner-playboy-founder|archivedate=April 2, 2012}}</ref><ref name=bloomberg>{{cite web|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-02-08/morgan-stanley-woman-turned-tv-chef-lands-top-job-at-london-s-playboy-club.html|title=Morgan Stanley Woman Turned Chef Lands Job at U.K. Playboy Club|publisher=Bloomberg News|date=February 7, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Huang |first=Taylor |date=2021-06-15 |title=The Untold Truth Of Judy Joo |url=https://www.mashed.com/437954/the-untold-truth-of-judy-joo/ |access-date=2022-06-10 |website=Mashed.com |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Kierzek |first=Kristine M. |title=Chef Chat: Korean cuisine inspires Iron Chef Judy Joo's career |url=https://www.jsonline.com/story/life/food/chef-chat/2016/05/31/chef-chat-korean-cuisine-inspires-iron-chef-judy-joos-career/85242154/ |access-date=2022-06-10 |website=Journal Sentinel |language=en-US}}</ref>

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In 2004, Joo switched careers and began working as a chef after attending The [[French Culinary Institute]], (Pastry Arts) and graduated at the top of her class. She then went to work at [[Saveur|Saveur magazine]] in the test kitchens as well as in editorial. She also worked at [[Slow Food USA]], where she founded their first inner city Slow Food in Schools program, "Harvest Time in [[Harlem]]".<ref name=foodnetwork/><ref>{{Cite news |last=Menin |first=Sophie |date=2005-01-05 |title=Kids in Harlem Savor Food That Isn't Fast |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2005/01/05/dining/kids-in-harlem-savor-food-that-isnt-fast.html |access-date=2023-06-13 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref>


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A move to London led Joo to restaurants, where she worked at [[Gordon Ramsay]]'s restaurants, including Maze, Petrus, Gordon Ramsay Restaurant, Gordon Ramsay at Claridge's and The Boxwood Café. She has also completed "stages" in the restaurants [[The French Laundry]], [[Nahm]] (Bangkok), and [[The Fat Duck]].<ref name=foodnetwork/>
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However, she switched careers and began working as a chef after attending The [[French Culinary Institute]], (Pastry Arts) in 2004 and graduating at the top of her class. She then went to work at Saveur magazine in the test kitchens as well as in editorial. She also worked at Slow Food USA, where she founded their first inner city Slow Food in Schools program, "Harvest Time in [[Harlem]]".<ref name=foodnetwork/><ref>{{Cite news |last=Menin |first=Sophie |date=2005-01-05 |title=Kids in Harlem Savor Food That Isn't Fast |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2005/01/05/dining/kids-in-harlem-savor-food-that-isnt-fast.html |access-date=2023-06-13 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref>


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In January 2015, Joo opened up her own restaurant in London called Jinjuu in Soho, London. Jinjuu was widely recognized to be London's premier modern Korean restaurant and expanded to three locations (Soho, Mayfair, and Hong Kong).<ref>{{Cite web |last=Diaries |first=The Foodie |date=2017-01-24 |title=London Diaries: Lunch at Jinjuu Mayfair |url=https://thefoodiediaries.co/2017/01/24/jinjuu-mayfair-review/ |access-date=2023-06-13 |website=The Foodie Diaries |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=by |date=2017-04-01 |title=Jinjuu Hong Kong - Savour BlackBookAsia Restaurant Review |url=https://savourblackbookasia.com/jinjuu-hong-kong/ |access-date=2023-06-13 |website=Savour BlackBookAsia |language=en-GB}}</ref> She left the Jinjuu brand in 2019 and then opened a fast casual concept, [https://seoul-bird.co.uk/ Seoul Bird] in 2020 in the [[Westfield London|Westfield Mall]], Shepherd's Bush, London. A second location was opened in 2021 in [[Canary Wharf]] and then Seoul Bird opened in the [https://aria.mgmresorts.com/en.html Aria Hotel and Casino], Las Vegas in 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Westfield London |url=https://seoul-bird.co.uk/locations/westfield-london/ |access-date=2023-06-13 |website=Seoul Bird |language=en}}</ref> Seoul Bird opened in [[Barclays Center]] in Brooklyn, New York in 2023, home of [https://www.nba.com/nets The Brooklyn Nets NBA] team.
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A move to London led her to restaurants, where she worked at [[Gordon Ramsay]]'s restaurants, including Maze, Petrus, Gordon Ramsay Restaurant, Gordon Ramsay at Claridge's and The Boxwood Café. She has also completed "stages" in the restaurants [[The French Laundry]], Nahm (Bangkok), and [[The Fat Duck]].<ref name=foodnetwork/>


She has two cookbooks,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Amazon.co.uk |url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/Books-Judy-Joo/s?rh=n:266239,p_27:Judy+Joo |access-date=2023-06-13 |website=www.amazon.co.uk |language=en-gb}}</ref> "Korean Food Made Simple" and "Korean Soul Food". She also writes regularly for national magazines and periodicals including ''[[Financial Times|The Financial Times]]'', ''[[The Guardian]]'', ''[[Forbes]]'' Travel Guide, ''[[National Geographic]]'', and more. She is featured extensively in print media, digital, and television.
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In January 2015, she opened up her own restaurant in London called Jinjuu in Soho, London. Jinjuu was widely recognized to be London's premier modern Korean restaurant and expanded to three locations (Soho, Mayfair, and Hong Kong).<ref>{{Cite web |last=Diaries |first=The Foodie |date=2017-01-24 |title=London Diaries: Lunch at Jinjuu Mayfair |url=https://thefoodiediaries.co/2017/01/24/jinjuu-mayfair-review/ |access-date=2023-06-13 |website=The Foodie Diaries |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=by |date=2017-04-01 |title=Jinjuu Hong Kong - Savour BlackBookAsia Restaurant Review |url=https://savourblackbookasia.com/jinjuu-hong-kong/ |access-date=2023-06-13 |website=Savour BlackBookAsia |language=en-GB}}</ref> She left the Jinjuu brand in 2019 and then opened a fast casual concept, Seoul Bird in 2020 in Shepherd's Bush, London. A second location in 2021 followed in Canary Wharf and then Seoul Bird opened in Las Vegas in 2022<ref>{{Cite web |title=Westfield London |url=https://seoul-bird.co.uk/locations/westfield-london/ |access-date=2023-06-13 |website=Seoul Bird |language=en}}</ref>. She has two cookbooks<ref>{{Cite web |title=Amazon.co.uk |url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/Books-Judy-Joo/s?rh=n:266239,p_27:Judy+Joo |access-date=2023-06-13 |website=www.amazon.co.uk |language=en-gb}}</ref>, "Korean Food Made Simple" and "Korean Soul Food", and most recently starred in two seasons on ITV's [[Cooking with the Stars (British TV series)|Cooking with the Stars]] (UK).<ref>{{Cite web |last=Darvill |first=Josh |date=2022-07-12 |title=Cooking With The Stars: Meet the celebrities taking part in series two! |url=https://tellymix.co.uk/reality-tv/612856-cooking-with-the-stars-2022-line-up-meet-the-celebrities-taking-part-in-series-two.html |access-date=2023-06-13 |website=TellyMix |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-06-07 |title=Who is chef Judy Joo from Cooking With The Stars? |url=https://www.thesun.co.uk/tv/15582282/who-is-chef-judy-joo-cooking-with-the-stars/ |access-date=2023-06-13 |website=The Sun |language=en-gb}}</ref> She appears regularly on national morning shows in the UK and USA including [[Today (American TV program)|Today]], [[Good Morning America]], [[Wendy Williams|Wendy Wililams]], [[Saturday Kitchen]], [[Sunday Brunch]], and more. She also writes regularly for national magazines and periodicals including The Financial Times, The Guardian, Forbes Travel Guide, National Geographic, and more. She is featured extensively in print media, digital, and television.


She sits on Columbia University's Board of Visitors<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-02-18 |title=Board of Visitors |url=https://www.engineering.columbia.edu/board-visitors |access-date=2023-06-13 |website=Columbia Engineering |language=en}}</ref> and was the 2018 commencement graduation speaker. View her speech [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3aGvuI9KlNk here].<ref>{{Citation |title=Judy Joo Columbia Univ 2018 SEAS Commencement Speaker Clip |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3aGvuI9KlNk |access-date=2023-06-13 |language=en}}</ref>
Joo sits on [https://www.engineering.columbia.edu/board-visitors Columbia University's Board of Visitors]<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-02-18 |title=Board of Visitors |url=https://www.engineering.columbia.edu/board-visitors |access-date=2023-06-13 |website=Columbia Engineering |language=en}}</ref> and was the 2018 commencement graduation speaker. View her speech [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3aGvuI9KlNk here].<ref>{{Citation |title=Judy Joo Columbia Univ 2018 SEAS Commencement Speaker Clip |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3aGvuI9KlNk |access-date=2023-06-13 |language=en}}</ref>


== Media ==
== Media ==
Joo was one of the four [[Iron Chef]]s on the cooking show ''[[Iron Chef UK]]'' and was a resident judge on season four of the [[Food Network]] show ''[[The Next Iron Chef]]''.<ref name=foodnetwork>{{cite web | url = http://www.foodnetwork.com/shows/judy-joo-next-iron-chef-judge/index.html | title = Judge: Judy Joo is a judge on season four of The Next Iron Chef | publisher = Food Network}}</ref>She starred in ITV's [[Cooking with the Stars (British TV series)|Cooking with the Stars (S1 & S2),]] and regularly appears on various national shows in both the UK and USA.
Joo was one of the four [[Iron Chef]]s on the cooking show ''[[Iron Chef UK]],'' making her the first female Iron Chef in the United Kingdom and the second globally after [[Cat Cora]] in the United States. She was a resident judge on season four of the [[Food Network]] show ''[[The Next Iron Chef]], and Kitchen Inferno''.<ref name=foodnetwork>{{cite web | url = http://www.foodnetwork.com/shows/judy-joo-next-iron-chef-judge/index.html | title = Judge: Judy Joo is a judge on season four of The Next Iron Chef | publisher = Food Network}}</ref> She hosted "Korean Food Made Simple" for two seasons, which was broadcast globally on Food Network, Cooking Channel. She starred inITV's [[Cooking with the Stars (British TV series)|Cooking with the Stars (Season 1 & Season 2)]], and regularly appeared on various national shows in both the United Kingdom and United States. Joo appears regularly on morning shows "([[Today (American TV program)|Today]]", "[[Good Morning America]]", "[[Sunday Brunch]]", "[[Saturday Kitchen]]"), and various other programs in the United States and United Kingdom including "[[The Wendy Williams Show|The Wendy Williams]] Show", [https://www.jamesmartinchef.co.uk/television/saturday-morning-with-james-martin/ James Martin Show], and others.


== See also ==
== See also ==

Latest revision as of 09:50, 31 August 2024

Judy Joo
Judy Joo, Chef, Writer and TV Personality
Born
Summit, New Jersey
EducationKent Place School, Summit, New Jersey, U.S.
Columbia University, School of Engineering and Applied Science;
French Culinary Institute
Culinary career
Current restaurant(s)
    • Seoul Bird, London, Las Vegas
Television show(s)
    • Cooking with the Stars, S1 & S2
    • Korean Food Made Simple, S1 & S2 (host, chef)
    • Kitchen Inferno (resident judge)
    • Iron Chef UK (Iron Chef)
    • Iron Chef America (judge, challenger)
    • Next Iron Chef (resident judge)
    • Guy's Grocery Games (judge)
    • Best Thing I Ever Ate (chef)
    • Best Thing I Ever Made (chef)
Award(s) won
  • Official "Hansik" Food Ambassador- the Korean Food Foundation, Best Standalone Restaurant (Jinjuu Soho)- Bar and Restaurant Design Awards, Best Korean Restaurant (Jinjuu Hong Kong)- Tatler Magazine, Michelin Guide Plate (Jinjuu Soho) 2015-2018, Exceptional Travel and Hospitality Award- 21st Century Icon Awards
Websitejudyjoo.com

Judy Joo is a chef, author, restaurateur, and television personality. She is best known as being the host of Food Network's "Korean Food Made Simple" S1 and S2 and an Iron Chef UK and her restaurant Seoul Bird in London, Las Vegas, and New York. Joo splits her time between New York City, London, and Asia.

Early life and education

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Judy Joo was born in Summit, New Jersey, New Jersey to Dr. Eui Don Joo and Mrs. Young Nim Park. Her father was born in Chŏngju, North Korea and fled south when he was a child with his parents and eight siblings. He grew up on Jeju Island in a refuge camp. Four of his older brothers were drafted into the Korean War. He attended Seoul National Medical School and worked as an army military physician upon graduation. He then moved to the United States for his internship and residency, specializing in psychiatry. He practiced psychiatry in Michigan, New Jersey, and New York before finally retiring at age 75. Her mother Young Nim Park was born in Icheon, South Korea and graduated from Sogang University. She moved to the USA to pursue a master's degree in chemistry at Ohio State University on a full scholarship.

Joo attended the Kent Place School for girls in Summit from kindergarten to 12th grade. She then went on to earn a B.S. from Columbia University's School of Engineering and Applied Science. She later attended cooking school at The French Culinary Institute.

Career

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Joo graduated from Columbia University[1] with a Bachelor of Science degree in industrial engineering and operations research. She began a career in the banking industry working at Goldman Sachs and then Morgan Stanley as an institutional fixed income derivatives saleswoman.[2][3][4][5]

In 2004, Joo switched careers and began working as a chef after attending The French Culinary Institute, (Pastry Arts) and graduated at the top of her class. She then went to work at Saveur magazine in the test kitchens as well as in editorial. She also worked at Slow Food USA, where she founded their first inner city Slow Food in Schools program, "Harvest Time in Harlem".[6][7]

A move to London led Joo to restaurants, where she worked at Gordon Ramsay's restaurants, including Maze, Petrus, Gordon Ramsay Restaurant, Gordon Ramsay at Claridge's and The Boxwood Café. She has also completed "stages" in the restaurants The French Laundry, Nahm (Bangkok), and The Fat Duck.[6]

In January 2015, Joo opened up her own restaurant in London called Jinjuu in Soho, London. Jinjuu was widely recognized to be London's premier modern Korean restaurant and expanded to three locations (Soho, Mayfair, and Hong Kong).[8][9] She left the Jinjuu brand in 2019 and then opened a fast casual concept, Seoul Bird in 2020 in the Westfield Mall, Shepherd's Bush, London. A second location was opened in 2021 in Canary Wharf and then Seoul Bird opened in the Aria Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas in 2022.[10] Seoul Bird opened in Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York in 2023, home of The Brooklyn Nets NBA team.

She has two cookbooks,[11] "Korean Food Made Simple" and "Korean Soul Food". She also writes regularly for national magazines and periodicals including The Financial Times, The Guardian, Forbes Travel Guide, National Geographic, and more. She is featured extensively in print media, digital, and television.

Joo sits on Columbia University's Board of Visitors[12] and was the 2018 commencement graduation speaker. View her speech here.[13]

Media

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Joo was one of the four Iron Chefs on the cooking show Iron Chef UK, making her the first female Iron Chef in the United Kingdom and the second globally after Cat Cora in the United States. She was a resident judge on season four of the Food Network show The Next Iron Chef, and Kitchen Inferno.[6] She hosted "Korean Food Made Simple" for two seasons, which was broadcast globally on Food Network, Cooking Channel. She starred inITV's Cooking with the Stars (Season 1 & Season 2), and regularly appeared on various national shows in both the United Kingdom and United States. Joo appears regularly on morning shows "(Today", "Good Morning America", "Sunday Brunch", "Saturday Kitchen"), and various other programs in the United States and United Kingdom including "The Wendy Williams Show", James Martin Show, and others.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Becoming an Iron Chef: Judy Joo '97". Columbia Engineering. Spring 2011. Archived from the original on 2017-12-26. Retrieved 2011-11-06.
  2. ^ "Former Goldman And Morgan Stanley Banker Explains The Lure Of Playboy Bunnies". Business Insider. February 8, 2011. Archived from the original on April 2, 2012.
  3. ^ "Morgan Stanley Woman Turned Chef Lands Job at U.K. Playboy Club". Bloomberg News. February 7, 2011.
  4. ^ Huang, Taylor (2021-06-15). "The Untold Truth Of Judy Joo". Mashed.com. Retrieved 2022-06-10.
  5. ^ Kierzek, Kristine M. "Chef Chat: Korean cuisine inspires Iron Chef Judy Joo's career". Journal Sentinel. Retrieved 2022-06-10.
  6. ^ a b c "Judge: Judy Joo is a judge on season four of The Next Iron Chef". Food Network.
  7. ^ Menin, Sophie (2005-01-05). "Kids in Harlem Savor Food That Isn't Fast". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-06-13.
  8. ^ Diaries, The Foodie (2017-01-24). "London Diaries: Lunch at Jinjuu Mayfair". The Foodie Diaries. Retrieved 2023-06-13.
  9. ^ by (2017-04-01). "Jinjuu Hong Kong - Savour BlackBookAsia Restaurant Review". Savour BlackBookAsia. Retrieved 2023-06-13.
  10. ^ "Westfield London". Seoul Bird. Retrieved 2023-06-13.
  11. ^ "Amazon.co.uk". www.amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 2023-06-13.
  12. ^ "Board of Visitors". Columbia Engineering. 2020-02-18. Retrieved 2023-06-13.
  13. ^ Judy Joo Columbia Univ 2018 SEAS Commencement Speaker Clip, retrieved 2023-06-13
  14. ^ "List of Columbia University alumni and attendees", Wikipedia, 2023-06-03, retrieved 2023-06-13
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