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"ref": "1987 November 5, Thomas George, “Football: First Down, Many Goals to Go”, in New York Times, retrieved 2015-07-13",
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"roman": "kull kalb bījī yūmuh",
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"word": "każdy ma w życiu swoje pięć minut"
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"word": "um dia da caça, outro do caçador"
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"word": "a todo cerdo le llega su san Martín"
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