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"ref": "1987, Iris Murdoch, in John Haffenden, Novelists in Interview, p. 202",
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"ref": "2003 May 5, Aisha Labi, “The Runaway Bride”, in Time",
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"ref": "2008 January 12, “Passing The Devalued Buck”, in Newsweek, retrieved 2011-06-12",
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"ref": "2022 January 12, Industry Insider, “Treasury demands cutbacks”, in RAIL, number 948, page 68",
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"word": "钝器"
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"sense": "object lacking sharp surfaces used to cause injury",
"word": "tylppä esine"
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"roman": "tupóje orúdije",
"sense": "object lacking sharp surfaces used to cause injury",
"tags": [
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"word": "тупо́е ору́дие"
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