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"ref": "2012, Gary Allan Tisor, The Untold Story, Xlibris Corporation, page 138",
"text": "This eviction should never ever have happened, especially when one of the breadwinners is risking life and limb, defending this same country.",
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"ref": "2012, Cindy Champnella, The 12 Gifts of Life: Finding Extraordinary Meaning in Ordinary Moments, Ambassador International, page 54",
"text": "She shrieked so excitedly when she spotted a balloon on the loose that several rows of fans made valiant efforts, risking life and limb, to catch it so they could have the honor of presenting it to her.",
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"ref": "2014, Beth Kendrick, Cure for the Common Breakup, Penguin, page 194",
"text": "He cleared his throat. “You're risking life and limb in a car with a new driver and an engine making, quote, 'scraping noises.' It's not fine.” “She is not risking life and limb.” Ingrid put her hands on her hips. “I'm a very safe driver.”",
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"To do something dangerous that will risk someone's existence together with his or her body faculties (used to emphasize and often overstate the danger associated with an action)."
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