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0:00 INTRO
0:55 THE SPORT SQUASH
1:54 SQUASH - TO CRUSH/SQUEEZE
3:01 HOW TO SUPPORT NAME EXPLAIN
3:42 THE VEGETABLE SQUASH
6:16 OUTRO
7:13 BLOOPERS

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etymonline.com/word/squash
grammarphobia.com/blog/2017/01/squash-2.html
worldsquash.org/a-sport-with-history

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