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"ref": "1953 May 24, “Mr Dulles Visits South Asia”, in New York Times, page E10",
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"ref": "2005 June 23, Mark Miller, “No rest for this elder statesman of jazz”, in The Globe and Mail, Toronto, Canada, page R3",
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},
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"sense": "nevertheless",
"word": "儘管如此"
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