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"ref": "1989 April 15, Judy Harris, “Lesbian and Gay Health Closes”, in Gay Community News, page 3",
"text": "Gay and Lesbian Health (GLH), which opened its doors in August as an outpatient mental health and substance abuse counseling agency specializing in substance abuse among lesbians and gay men, announced April 4 that the facility had closed, effective March 31.",
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"(of a business or organization) To begin operating."
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"_dis1": "97 3",
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "(of a business) to begin operating",
"word": "aloittaa toimintansa"
},
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"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "(of a business) to begin operating",
"word": "avata ovensa"
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"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "(of a business) to begin operating",
"word": "ouvrir ses portes"
},
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"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "(of a business) to begin operating",
"word": "megnyitja kapuit"
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"sense": "(of a business) to begin operating",
"word": "megnyit"
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"sense": "(of a business) to begin operating",
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"word": "zostawać otwarty"
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"ref": "1989 April 15, Judy Harris, “Lesbian and Gay Health Closes”, in Gay Community News, page 3",
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"sense": "(of a business) to begin operating",
"word": "aloittaa toimintansa"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "(of a business) to begin operating",
"word": "avata ovensa"
},
{
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"sense": "(of a business) to begin operating",
"word": "ouvrir ses portes"
},
{
"code": "hu",
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"sense": "(of a business) to begin operating",
"word": "megnyitja kapuit"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "(of a business) to begin operating",
"word": "megnyit"
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"sense": "(of a business) to begin operating",
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"word": "zostawać otwarty"
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"word": "zostać otwarty"
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"word": "open its doors"
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