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"ref": "1824, Washington Irving, “The Adventure of Sam, the Black Fisherman”, in Tales of a Traveller",
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"ref": "1848, Elizabeth Gaskell, chapter 6, in Mary Barton",
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"ref": "1868, Louisa May Alcott, chapter 46, in Little Women",
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"ref": "1998, George Packer, Central Square, ch. 1 (New York Times reprint)",
"text": "Now Linda's catching her death outside in nothing but her nightie."
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"ref": "2009 February 9, Gareth McLean, “Culture: An epic weekend in TV”, in Guardian, UK, retrieved 2017-09-14",
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"(idiomatic) To contract a serious illness, especially a nasty cold or other respiratory ailment and especially as a result of exposure to wet or chilly weather."
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"word": "saada kuolemantauti"
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"word": "attraper la mort"
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"code": "de",
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"word": "sich den Tod holen"
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