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| MLA Style Examples: Example without a table.
Mintel. "Athletic Shoes - USA". May 2006.
Mintel Reports. Babson College Horn Lib., Babson Park, MA. 13 Sept. 2006 <http://reports.mintel.com>. Example with a table from the report.
Mintel. Figure 11: Total U.S. unit sales of footwear 2000-05, Source: Mintel/AAFA in "Athletic Shoes - USA". May, 2006. Mintel Reports. Babson College Horn Lib., Babson Park, MA. 13 Sept. 2006 <http://reports.mintel.com>.
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