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"ref": "1950 January, David L. Smith, “A Runaway at Beattock”, in Railway Magazine, pages 54–55",
"text": "However, a Carlisle newspaper got hold of the story, and at the half-yearly meeting of the Caledonian Railway Company, held on March 17, 1863, a shareholder, Mr. Meiklem, questioned the Chairman, Lt.-Col. Salkeld, regarding a \"Chase of Engines,\" described in the newspaper article. The Chairman admitted that the statements made in the article were perfectly true.",
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"ref": "1987, Withnail and I",
"text": "Withnail: I want to stop and get hold of a child.",
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"(transitive) To pick up or grab."
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"word": "ottaa käteensä"
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"word": "ottaa yhteyttä"
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"word": "saada kiinni"
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"word": "ryhdistäytyä"
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"word": "koota itsensä"
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