"as I was saying" meaning in English

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          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "Used to refer back to one's own previous statement",
          "word": "comme je disais"
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          "code": "hi",
          "lang": "Hindi",
          "roman": "jaisā ki ma͠i kah rahā thā",
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          "word": "जैसा कि मैं कह रहा था"
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          "sense": "Used to refer back to one's own previous statement",
          "word": "come stavo dicendo"
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          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "Used to refer back to one's own previous statement",
          "word": "jak mówiłem"
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          "sense": "Used to refer back to one's own previous statement",
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          "sense": "Used to refer back to one's own previous statement",
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          "sense": "Used to refer back to one's own previous statement",
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      "sense": "Used to refer back to one's own previous statement",
      "word": "comme je disais"
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      "sense": "Used to refer back to one's own previous statement",
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      "sense": "Used to refer back to one's own previous statement",
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      "sense": "Used to refer back to one's own previous statement",
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      "lang": "Tagalog",
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