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This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Lynn Woolsey Official Portrait.jpg — US House of Representatives, Public domain.","cite":"\"Lynn Woolsey\". DigiNepal. Last updated 1 November 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/lynn-woolsey. Retrieved 7 November 2026.","date_modified":"2026-11-01T09:05:03Z","facts_checked":"2026-11-06","alternates":{"html":"https://diginpl.com/people/lynn-woolsey","en":"https://diginpl.com/people/lynn-woolsey","ne":"https://diginpl.com/people/lynn-woolsey?lang=ne"}}