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to. They’re all actually pretty good examples. Nice job by the game creator.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b>On Behalf Of </b>Crane, Susan via E-trademarks<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, June 3, 2025 1:46 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> for trademark practitioners <e-trademarks@oppedahl-lists.com><br>
<b>Cc:</b> Crane, Susan <susan.crane@wyndham.com><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [E-trademarks] NYTimes Strands puzzle<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">For those among us who do the various Times puzzles, I had a love/hate relationship with today’s Strands, that I am sure is shared by all of you.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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