See no matter in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"sense": "it's unimportant",
"word": "spelar ingen roll"
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"roman": "den peirázei",
"sense": "regardless of",
"word": "δεν πειράζει"
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"sense": "regardless of",
"word": "चाहे"
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"word": "such as akármilyen"
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"word": "bárhogyan etc."
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"lang_code": "is",
"sense": "regardless of",
"word": "sama hve"
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"roman": "tomo",
"sense": "regardless of",
"word": "……とも"
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"word": "незави́симо от того́"
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"word": "పరవాలేదు"
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"word": "dù gì đi nữa"
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"word": "no matter"
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