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"etymology_text": "A traditional Christian marriage vow.",
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"text": "For better or worse, he’s the president.",
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"ref": "2022 August 24, Kevin Roose, “We Need to Talk About How Good A.I. Is Getting”, in The New York Times, →ISSN",
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"No matter what the future may hold (no matter whether it is good or bad)."
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"word": "sooner or later"
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"word": "for better, for worse"
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"word": "for better or for worse"
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"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "No matter what the future may hold",
"word": "無論如何"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "wúlùnrúhé",
"sense": "No matter what the future may hold",
"word": "无论如何"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "No matter what the future may hold",
"word": "不論好壞"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "bùlùnhǎohuài",
"sense": "No matter what the future may hold",
"word": "不论好坏"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "No matter what the future may hold",
"word": "in lief en leed"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "No matter what the future may hold",
"word": "in voor- en tegenspoed"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "No matter what the future may hold",
"word": "syteen tai saveen"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "No matter what the future may hold",
"word": "niin tai näin"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "No matter what the future may hold",
"word": "oli miten oli"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "No matter what the future may hold",
"word": "kävi miten kävi"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "No matter what the future may hold",
"word": "pour le meilleur et pour le pire"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "No matter what the future may hold",
"word": "pour le meilleur comme pour le pire"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "No matter what the future may hold",
"word": "auf Gedeih und Verderb"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "kalós í kakós",
"sense": "No matter what the future may hold",
"word": "καλώς ή κακώς"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "No matter what the future may hold",
"word": "sajnos vagy nem sajnos"
},
{
"code": "is",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"sense": "No matter what the future may hold",
"word": "í gegnum súrt og sætt"
},
{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "No matter what the future may hold",
"word": "bíoch sé le do leas nó le d'aimhleas"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "No matter what the future may hold",
"word": "nel bene e nel male"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "No matter what the future may hold",
"word": "nella buona e nella cattiva sorte"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "No matter what the future may hold",
"word": "bene o male"
},
{
"alt": "よかれあしかれ",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "yokare ashikare",
"sense": "No matter what the future may hold",
"word": "善かれ悪しかれ"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "No matter what the future may hold",
"word": "na dobre i na złe"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "No matter what the future may hold",
"word": "para o melhor ou para o pior"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "No matter what the future may hold",
"word": "para o bem ou para o mal"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "k lúčšemu íli xúdšemu",
"sense": "No matter what the future may hold",
"word": "к лу́чшему и́ли ху́дшему"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"english": "what the hell",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "bylá ne bylá",
"sense": "No matter what the future may hold",
"word": "была́ не была́"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "kak by to ní bylo",
"sense": "No matter what the future may hold",
"word": "как бы то ни́ было"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "No matter what the future may hold",
"tags": [
"colloquial"
],
"word": "a las duras y a las maduras"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "No matter what the future may hold",
"tags": [
"colloquial"
],
"word": "en las buenas y en las malas"
},
{
"code": "es",
"english": "religious",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "No matter what the future may hold",
"tags": [
"formal"
],
"word": "en la fortuna y en la adversidad"
},
{
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "No matter what the future may hold",
"word": "dù tốt hoặc xấu"
}
],
"wikipedia": [
"for better or worse"
]
}
],
"word": "for better or worse"
}
{
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"word": "in weal and woe"
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"text": "For better or worse, he’s the president.",
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"text": "Fewer experts are confidently predicting that we have years or even decades to prepare for a wave of world-changing A.I.; many now believe that major changes are right around the corner, for better or worse.",
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"No matter what the future may hold (no matter whether it is good or bad)."
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"word": "for better, for worse"
},
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"word": "for better or for worse"
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"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "No matter what the future may hold",
"word": "無論如何"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "wúlùnrúhé",
"sense": "No matter what the future may hold",
"word": "无论如何"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "No matter what the future may hold",
"word": "不論好壞"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "bùlùnhǎohuài",
"sense": "No matter what the future may hold",
"word": "不论好坏"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "No matter what the future may hold",
"word": "in lief en leed"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "No matter what the future may hold",
"word": "in voor- en tegenspoed"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "No matter what the future may hold",
"word": "syteen tai saveen"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "No matter what the future may hold",
"word": "niin tai näin"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "No matter what the future may hold",
"word": "oli miten oli"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "No matter what the future may hold",
"word": "kävi miten kävi"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "No matter what the future may hold",
"word": "pour le meilleur et pour le pire"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "No matter what the future may hold",
"word": "pour le meilleur comme pour le pire"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "No matter what the future may hold",
"word": "auf Gedeih und Verderb"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "kalós í kakós",
"sense": "No matter what the future may hold",
"word": "καλώς ή κακώς"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "No matter what the future may hold",
"word": "sajnos vagy nem sajnos"
},
{
"code": "is",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"sense": "No matter what the future may hold",
"word": "í gegnum súrt og sætt"
},
{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "No matter what the future may hold",
"word": "bíoch sé le do leas nó le d'aimhleas"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "No matter what the future may hold",
"word": "nel bene e nel male"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "No matter what the future may hold",
"word": "nella buona e nella cattiva sorte"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "No matter what the future may hold",
"word": "bene o male"
},
{
"alt": "よかれあしかれ",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "yokare ashikare",
"sense": "No matter what the future may hold",
"word": "善かれ悪しかれ"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "No matter what the future may hold",
"word": "na dobre i na złe"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "No matter what the future may hold",
"word": "para o melhor ou para o pior"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "No matter what the future may hold",
"word": "para o bem ou para o mal"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "k lúčšemu íli xúdšemu",
"sense": "No matter what the future may hold",
"word": "к лу́чшему и́ли ху́дшему"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"english": "what the hell",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "bylá ne bylá",
"sense": "No matter what the future may hold",
"word": "была́ не была́"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "kak by to ní bylo",
"sense": "No matter what the future may hold",
"word": "как бы то ни́ было"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "No matter what the future may hold",
"tags": [
"colloquial"
],
"word": "a las duras y a las maduras"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "No matter what the future may hold",
"tags": [
"colloquial"
],
"word": "en las buenas y en las malas"
},
{
"code": "es",
"english": "religious",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "No matter what the future may hold",
"tags": [
"formal"
],
"word": "en la fortuna y en la adversidad"
},
{
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "No matter what the future may hold",
"word": "dù tốt hoặc xấu"
}
],
"word": "for better or worse"
}
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