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"ref": "1605, Francis Bacon, “The First Booke”, in The Twoo Bookes of Francis Bacon. Of the Proficience and Aduancement of Learning, Diuine and Humane, London: […] [Thomas Purfoot and Thomas Creede] for Henrie Tomes, […], →OCLC, folio 11, recto:",
"text": "[A]nd it is without all controuerſie, that learning doth make the minds of men gentle, generous, maniable, and pliant to gouernment; whereas Ignorance makes them churlish[,] thwart, and mutinous; [...]",
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"ref": "2011 October 1, Phil McNulty, “Everton 0 – 2 Liverpool”, in BBC Sport, archived from the original on 2019-07-15:",
"text": "The game was engulfed in controversy when [Jack] Rodwell appeared to win the ball cleanly in a midfield challenge with [Luis] Suarez. The tackle drew an angry response from Liverpool's players – Lucas in particular as Suarez writhed in agony – but it was an obvious injustice when the England Under-21 midfielder was shown the red card.",
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"ref": "2023 December 27, David Turner, “Silent lines...”, in RAIL, number 999, page 29:",
"text": "On November 29 1952, a special train ran from Sunderland to Leeds for Christmas shoppers and those attending a Leeds vs. Brentford match. It caused controversy, with Sunderland traders protesting that their shops were just as good as those in Leeds.",
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{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "debate, discussion of opposing opinions",
"word": "münazara"
},
{
"code": "ota",
"lang": "Ottoman Turkish",
"roman": "cidal",
"sense": "debate, discussion of opposing opinions",
"word": "جدال"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "superéka",
"sense": "debate, discussion of opposing opinions",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "супере́ка"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "spir",
"sense": "debate, discussion of opposing opinions",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "спір"
},
{
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "debate, discussion of opposing opinions",
"word": "tranh cãi"
},
{
"code": "cy",
"lang": "Welsh",
"sense": "debate, discussion of opposing opinions",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "dadl"
}
],
"word": "controversy"
}
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