See die hard on Wiktionary
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"ref": "1907, Ronald M. Burrows, The Discoveries In Crete, page 99:",
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"ref": "1960 December, “The Glasgow Suburban Electrification is opened”, in Trains Illustrated, page 715:",
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"word": "die hard"
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