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Fill in the blank on this week's quiz: Rep. AOC is documenting ____ on Instagram

NPR | By Holly J. Morris
Published August 14, 2026 at 2:01 AM PDT
From left: Pope Leo, someone who is a correct answer, AOC.
Tiziana Fabi/AFP via Getty Images; Theo Wargo/Getty Images; Graeme Sloan/Getty Images
From left: Pope Leo, someone who is a correct answer, AOC.

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