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US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, US Secretary of States Antony Blinken, Japanese Foreign  Minister Yoko Kamikawa, and Japanese Defense Minister Minoru Kihara attend a joint press conference  following the US-Japan foreign and defense ministers’ meeting on the sidelines of the Quad meeting at  the Iikura Guest House on July 28, 2024, in Tokyo, Japan. (Getty Images
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US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, US Secretary of States Antony Blinken, Japanese Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa, and Japanese Defense Minister Minoru Kihara attend a joint press conference following the US-Japan foreign and defense ministers’ meeting on the sidelines of the Quad meeting at the Iikura Guest House on July 28, 2024, in Tokyo, Japan. (Getty Images)
Team United States Men's Rowing Four gold medalists Justin Best, Liam Corrigan, Michael Grady and Nick Mead on day eleven of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 on August 6, 2024, in Paris, France. (Carl Recine via Getty Images)
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Team United States Men's rowing four gold medalists Justin Best, Liam Corrigan, Michael Grady, and Nick Mead on day 11 of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 on August 6, 2024, in Paris, France. (Carl Recine via Getty Images)
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