See fight for one's life on Wiktionary
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"ref": "2024 August 30, Brenna Cooper, “Six dead and 37 fighting for life after drinking fake booze at Brit favourite holiday destination”, in ladbible.com:",
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"word": "taistella hengestään"
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"sense": "to be in danger of dying",
"word": "luchar con la muerte"
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"sense": "to be in danger of dying",
"word": "taistella hengestään"
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"sense": "to be in danger of dying",
"word": "életéért küzd"
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"sense": "to be in danger of dying",
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"word": "luchar con la muerte"
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