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"ref": "2022 August 29, Damian Carrington, “Major sea-level rise caused by melting of Greenland ice cap is ‘now inevitable’”, in The Guardian",
"text": "“It is a very conservative rock-bottom minimum,” said Prof Jason Box from the National Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland (Geus), who led the research. “Realistically, we will see this figure more than double within this century.”",
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"ref": "2023 June 6, Jim Waterson, Kiran Stacey, quoting Prince Harry, “Britain’s government and press at rock bottom, Prince Harry tells court”, in The Guardian, →ISSN",
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"sense": "the very lowest possible level",
"word": "最低点"
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"sense": "the very lowest possible level",
"word": "最低水平"
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"sense": "the very lowest possible level",
"word": "pohja"
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"sense": "the very lowest possible level",
"word": "pohjanoteeraus"
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{
"code": "fi",
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"word": "kaikkein alin taso"
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"sense": "the very lowest possible level",
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