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Solving Steps
1 [spreadable traffic snarl] is replaced by 'Jam'
2 [place that sounds like a nickname for James 🏋️♀️] is replaced by 'gym'
3 [event in a gym with chaperones] is replaced by 'dance'
4 [🍺 beer ➡️ ___ ⬅️ dancer 🕺] is replaced by 'belly'
5 [word after ski ⛷️ or face 😳] is replaced by 'lift'
6 [to refuse to lift one is very lazy] is replaced by 'finger'
7 [a powerful person might have their finger on one] is replaced by 'button'
8 [material you might discover in your belly button] is replaced by 'lint'
9 [cardinal direction associated with ⬇️] is replaced by 'South'
10 [age you were at birth in South Korea 🇰🇷 (until 2023)] is replaced by '1'
11 [number 1 in the bathroom 🏆] is replaced by 'pee'
12 [a speed one is meant to slow you down 🚗💨] is replaced by 'bump'
13 [most commonly used bill denomination in 🇺🇸] is replaced by '20'
14 [bump that replaced the handshake for a while starting in 2020] is replaced by 'fist'
15 [fist material for a tyrant] is replaced by 'iron'
16 [what to do while the iron is hot ⚡️] is replaced by 'strike'
2 [place that sounds like a nickname for James 🏋️♀️] is replaced by 'gym'
3 [event in a gym with chaperones] is replaced by 'dance'
4 [🍺 beer ➡️ ___ ⬅️ dancer 🕺] is replaced by 'belly'
5 [word after ski ⛷️ or face 😳] is replaced by 'lift'
6 [to refuse to lift one is very lazy] is replaced by 'finger'
7 [a powerful person might have their finger on one] is replaced by 'button'
8 [material you might discover in your belly button] is replaced by 'lint'
9 [cardinal direction associated with ⬇️] is replaced by 'South'
10 [age you were at birth in South Korea 🇰🇷 (until 2023)] is replaced by '1'
11 [number 1 in the bathroom 🏆] is replaced by 'pee'
12 [a speed one is meant to slow you down 🚗💨] is replaced by 'bump'
13 [most commonly used bill denomination in 🇺🇸] is replaced by '20'
14 [bump that replaced the handshake for a while starting in 2020] is replaced by 'fist'
15 [fist material for a tyrant] is replaced by 'iron'
16 [what to do while the iron is hot ⚡️] is replaced by 'strike'
The Answer
the Flint sit-down strike begins
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