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Literally, in German, “one whose face seems in need of a punch”.

There are many of these in the world of finance. They like the expression “key takeaway”, and “due dilly”, and “beverage” when they mean “drink”.

There’s one, to the right.

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-Literally, in {{t|German}}, “one whose face seems in need of a punch”.
+{{a|plainenglish|[[File:Martin Shkreli.png|thumb|center|450px|I mean]]}}Literally, in {{t|German}}, “one whose face seems in need of a punch”.
 There are many of these in the world of [[finance]]. They like the expression “[[key takeaway]]”, and “[[due dilly]]”, and “[[beverage]]” when they mean “[[drink]]”.
-Here's one.
+There’s one, to the right.
-[[File:Martin Shkreli.png|thumb|left|I mean]]
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