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  • "31-Knot Burke" – Arleigh Burke, U.S. Navy destroyer commander (for being unable to meet his habitual maximum speed during one operation due to limited recent maintenance)[1]
  • "7, 8" – Yedi Sekiz Hasan Pasha, Ottoman Turkish Pasha who gained this nickname because of his signature consisting only of the Arabic letters seven (٧) and eight (٨)[2]

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