lightning never strikes twice in the same place in English

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          "word": "salama ei iske kahta kertaa samaan paikkaan"
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          "word": "la foudre ne tombe jamais deux fois au même endroit"
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          "_dis1": "12 88",
          "code": "pl",
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          "word": "piorun nigdy nie uderza dwa razy w to samo miejsce"
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          "_dis1": "12 88",
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          "word": "um raio nunca cai duas vezes no mesmo lugar"
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      "word": "salama ei iske kahta kertaa samaan paikkaan"
    },
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      "word": "la foudre ne tombe jamais deux fois au même endroit"
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      "code": "pl",
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      "word": "piorun nigdy nie uderza dwa razy w to samo miejsce"
    },
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      "lang": "Portuguese",
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      "word": "um raio nunca cai duas vezes no mesmo lugar"
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"lightning never strikes twice in the same place" meaning in English

Proverb

Alternative forms