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MidwayMidway is: #An island in the Pacific Ocean: see Midway Atoll #A battle in World War II fought on and around that island: see Battle of Midway #A 1976 movie based on the events of this battle: see Midway (movie) #A U. Navy aircraft carrier named after the
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