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"ref": "2011 December 14, Angelique Chrisafis, “Rachida Dati accuses French PM of sexism and elitism”, in Guardian:",
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"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "gōngkāixìn",
"sense": "published letter",
"word": "公開信 /公开信"
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"code": "crh",
"lang": "Crimean Tatar",
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"word": "açıq mektüp"
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"sense": "published letter",
"word": "ღია წერილი"
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"word": "nyílt levél"
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"word": "açık mektup"
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"sense": "published letter",
"word": "bức thư ngỏ"
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"word": "avoin kirje"
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"sense": "published letter",
"word": "ღია წერილი"
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"word": "offener Brief"
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"word": "nyílt levél"
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"word": "scrisoare deschisă"
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"roman": "otkrýtoje pisʹmó",
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"sense": "published letter",
"word": "açık mektup"
},
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"sense": "published letter",
"word": "bức thư ngỏ"
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"word": "open letter"
}
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