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EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Brown tapped veteran social maven Charlotte Mailliard Swig to her former post as protocol chief.
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But now, with more-affordable computer equipment and software available, any would-be market maven can analyze a universe of stocks.
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Media mavens contend that the visual comparison of the two men side by side is half the battle.
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Recipes will be judged on originality and compatibility with the wine by a panel of chefs and Bay Area food mavens.
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The most free-spending hired guns are all well-known by political mavens inside the Beltway.
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Thus, the cash registers, not fashion mavens, choose the hues of the season.
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What do film industry mavens make of this situation?