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"To be in danger of dying (as a result of injury, illness etc.)."
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"code": "fi",
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"sense": "to be in danger of dying",
"word": "taistella hengestään"
},
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"sense": "to be in danger of dying",
"word": "életéért küzd"
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"sense": "to be in danger of dying",
"word": "luchar con la muerte"
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"ref": "2023 March 15, Michael J. de la Merced, Maureen Farrell, “Credit Suisse to Borrow Up to $54 Billion From Central Bank”, in The New York Times",
"text": "Credit Suisse, the 166-year-old institution that was once an emblem of Swiss pride, is fighting for its life after investors, fearing that the bank would run out of money, dumped its stock and sent the price of insuring its debt against a default skyrocketing.",
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"word": "taistella hengestään"
},
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"sense": "to be in danger of dying",
"word": "életéért küzd"
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{
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"sense": "to be in danger of dying",
"word": "luchar con la muerte"
}
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"word": "fight for one's life"
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