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"roman": "ḥayātu as-sūdi muhimma",
"sense": "statement of protest",
"word": "حَيَاةُ السُّودِ مُهِمَّة"
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"roman": "hēirén de mìng yěshì mìng",
"sense": "statement of protest",
"word": "黑人的命也是命"
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"word": "nigrulaj vivoj gravas"
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"sense": "statement of protest",
"word": "mustien elämällä on väliä"
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"sense": "statement of protest",
"word": "les vies noires comptent"
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"note": "黒人の命は大切 (こくじんのいのちは大切たいせつ, kokujin no inochi wa taisetsu) (the most common media translation)",
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"roman": "heugin-ui saengmyeong-eun sojunghada",
"sense": "statement of protest",
"word": "흑인의 생명은 소중하다"
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"sense": "statement of protest",
"word": "vidas negras importam"
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"roman": "žízni černokóžix iméjut značénije",
"sense": "statement of protest",
"word": "жи́зни черноко́жих име́ют значе́ние"
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"word": "жи́зни чёрных важны́"
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"sense": "statement of protest",
"word": "las vidas negras importan"
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"roman": "ḥayātu as-sūdi muhimma",
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"word": "حَيَاةُ السُّودِ مُهِمَّة"
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"roman": "hēirén de mìng yěshì mìng",
"sense": "statement of protest",
"word": "黑人的命也是命"
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"roman": "hēirén de mìng hěn zhòngyào",
"sense": "statement of protest",
"word": "黑人的命很重要"
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"sense": "statement of protest",
"word": "nigrulaj vivoj gravas"
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"sense": "statement of protest",
"word": "mustien elämällä on väliä"
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"sense": "statement of protest",
"word": "les vies noires comptent"
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"sense": "statement of protest",
"word": "schwarze Leben zählen"
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"sense": "statement of protest"
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"sense": "statement of protest",
"word": "흑인의 생명은 소중하다"
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"sense": "statement of protest",
"word": "nyawa orang hitam penting"
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"sense": "statement of protest",
"word": "vidas negras importam"
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"roman": "žízni černokóžix iméjut značénije",
"sense": "statement of protest",
"word": "жи́зни черноко́жих име́ют значе́ние"
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"sense": "statement of protest",
"word": "жи́зни чёрных важны́"
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"sense": "statement of protest",
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"word": "black lives matter"
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