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3.45 avg rating — 80 ratings

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4.29 avg rating — 190 ratings

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3.94 avg rating — 370 ratings

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3.94 avg rating — 111 ratings

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4.10 avg rating — 4,742 ratings

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3.94 avg rating — 145,556 ratings

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4.08 avg rating — 900 ratings

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3.74 avg rating — 3,136 ratings

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4.02 avg rating — 5,306 ratings

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4.34 avg rating — 24,159 ratings

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4.01 avg rating — 113,060 ratings

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4.26 avg rating — 1,630 ratings

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3.73 avg rating — 19,647 ratings

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4.27 avg rating — 635 ratings

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4.10 avg rating — 142,460 ratings

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4.36 avg rating — 24,690 ratings

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4.39 avg rating — 391,956 ratings

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3.92 avg rating — 76,372 ratings

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4.25 avg rating — 249,204 ratings

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3.55 avg rating — 37,086 ratings

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3.56 avg rating — 10,034 ratings

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4.01 avg rating — 30,641 ratings

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4.02 avg rating — 1,277 ratings

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4.05 avg rating — 102,014 ratings

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3.76 avg rating — 1,426 ratings

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4.03 avg rating — 2,826 ratings

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3.50 avg rating — 3,900 ratings

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4.08 avg rating — 167 ratings

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4.12 avg rating — 3,533 ratings

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3.61 avg rating — 469 ratings

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4.26 avg rating — 136 ratings

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4.26 avg rating — 20,424 ratings

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4.32 avg rating — 284 ratings

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3.89 avg rating — 1,028,239 ratings

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4.27 avg rating — 221,764 ratings

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4.37 avg rating — 54,185 ratings

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4.25 avg rating — 40 ratings

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3.66 avg rating — 3,174 ratings

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4.04 avg rating — 26 ratings

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