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      "title":"MDN Web Docs - createObjectURL"
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  "notes_by_num":{
    "1":"Created blob url can't be used in object or iframe (see [issue](https://developer.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-edge/platform/issues/5411066/))"
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