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If you need an explanation of how this works, see my earlier post <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.ackgame.com\/onwords\/google-ngram-mad-libs\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><em>Joe went to<\/em> the door and opened it wide to let in more light.<\/p>\n<p><em>Elizabeth started to<\/em> say something but could not find it.<\/p>\n<p><em>Bernie went to<\/em> see the King in his beauty.<\/p>\n<p><em>Pete was<\/em> a good man and a great warrior.<\/p>\n<p><em>Amy had<\/em> been so kind to me that I had not been able to find any other way.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I decided to check out Google&#8217;s N-gram predictive stories for the five leading Democratic candidates in the Iowa caucuses. If you need an explanation of how this works, see my earlier post here. Joe went to the door and opened it wide to let in more light. 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