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- ↑ "Wycliffe Global Alliance" . Retrieved 20 November 2014.
- ↑ "2018 Scripture Access Statistics". Wycliffe Global Alliance. Retrieved 29 September 2019.
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- ↑ "Wycliffe International Formed 40 Years Ago Today" . Retrieved 12 May 2020.
- ↑ "Introducing the Wycliffe Global Alliance" (PDF). Retrieved 16 May 2020.
- ↑ "Doctrinal statement". Wycliffe Global Alliance. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
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