See jo in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"english": "I do not know of what they spoke, her mind became so dark, I could not really talk with her, as you should be able to see.",
"ref": "2015, Henriette E. Møller, Jelne, Gyldendal A/S, →ISBN:",
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"english": "After all, he did not go to war in the hopes of achieving great victory.",
"ref": "2009, Sven Arvid Birkeland, I krigens kølvand: danske skæbner efter 2. verdenskrig, Gyldendal A/S, →ISBN, page 479:",
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"english": "I mean, one obviously cannot even be 100% sure that one's own name or age are Dennis and 17, can one?",
"ref": "2016, Anita Krumbach, Dorte Lilmose, Hanne Kvist, Helle Perrier, Iben Mondrup, Louis Jensen, Ronnie Andersen, Sissel Bergfjord, Svend Åge Madsen, Tomas Lagermand Lundme, Det du ikke ved: Noveller for unge, Gyldendal A/S, →ISBN:",
"text": "Jeg mener, at selv ens eget navn eller alder KAN man jo ikke være 100 procent sikker på er Dennis/17, vel?",
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