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"text": "The sergeant asked for someone to cross the minefield, and Private Muggins raised his hand."
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"ref": "2013, Paul K. Chappell, The Art of Waging Peace: A Strategic Approach to Improving Our Lives and the World, Easton Studio Press",
"text": "To demonstrate how much the students had in common despite their different political views, I said, “Raise your hand if you want America to be less safe and less secure. Raise your hand if you want terrorism to increase. Raise your hand if you want the American economy to collapse. Raise your hand if you want government waste [in spending]. Raise your hand if you want unnecessarily high taxes. Raise your hand if you want innocent people to die. Raise your hand if you want a worse future for you and your children.” None raised their hands.",
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"text": "Raise your hand if you absolutely love spiders. Raise your hand if your favorite thing is snakes. Raise your hand if you enjoy being in an enclosed space. Raise your hand if you look forward to receiving vaccinations. Raise your hand if you adore germs.",
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"ref": "2015, S. Thomas Valentine, Questions of the Soul: Sermons from the 2014 Festival of Young Preachers, Chalice Press",
"text": "Raise your hand if you absolutely love spiders. Raise your hand if your favorite thing is snakes. Raise your hand if you enjoy being in an enclosed space. Raise your hand if you look forward to receiving vaccinations. Raise your hand if you adore germs.",
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"To vote; to indicate agreement or approval."
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},
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}
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"To ask a question or make a request."
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"sense": "to volunteer by lifting one's hand",
"word": "nostaa kätensä"
},
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"sense": "to volunteer by lifting one's hand",
"word": "aufzeigen"
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"sense": "to volunteer by lifting one's hand",
"word": "jelentkezik"
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"sense": "to volunteer by lifting one's hand",
"word": "el kaldırmak"
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"code": "hu",
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"sense": "to assault physically, notionally with the hand or fist",
"word": "kezet emel"
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