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  "textContent": "Billy Steinberg, the lyricist behind some of the most recognizable pop hits of the 1980s and '90s, has died in California after a long battle with cancer, his attorney confirmed to Variety . He was 75. Inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2011, Steinberg was best known for his...",
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