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"ref": "1967, Paul Krassner, The Realist, issue 74, May 1967, front page tagline",
"text": "Irreverence is our only sacred cow."
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"sense": "something which cannot be tampered with",
"word": "hellig ko"
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"sense": "something which cannot be tampered with",
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"sense": "something which cannot be tampered with",
"word": "monstre sacré"
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"sense": "something which cannot be tampered with",
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"sense": "something which cannot be tampered with",
"word": "hellig ko"
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"sense": "something which cannot be tampered with",
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"sense": "something which cannot be tampered with",
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"sense": "something which cannot be tampered with",
"tags": [
"feminine"
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"word": "פרה קדושה"
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"sense": "something which cannot be tampered with",
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"sense": "something which cannot be tampered with",
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