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lily-white
 n.— «We should make no mistake: the recruitment of women, converts, lily-whites and other Western faces is aimed at the United States.» —“Visa Waiver Program And Terrorist Screening” by Robert S. Leiken in Committee on House International Relations Subcommittee on International Terrorism, Nonproliferation and Human Rights Congressional Testimony by Federal Document Clearing House June 16, 2004. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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