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3.76 avg rating — 89,071 ratings

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3.89 avg rating — 22,748 ratings

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3.90 avg rating — 109,018 ratings

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3.25 avg rating — 68,773 ratings

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3.72 avg rating — 776,734 ratings

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3.65 avg rating — 32,335 ratings

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3.98 avg rating — 71,977 ratings

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4.06 avg rating — 446,030 ratings

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4.07 avg rating — 74,491 ratings

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3.53 avg rating — 6,400 ratings

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