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A rider pushing her bicycle walks past a group worker outside an construction site outside a stadium in Beijing on Sept. 21, 2024.
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A rider pushing her bicycle walks past a group worker outside an construction site outside a stadium in Beijing on Sept. 21, 2024.
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