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"etymology_text": "The first recorded use of the phrase discovered to date is an article criticizing Representative James Seddon of Virginia for claiming that a regiment in the Mexican-American war had \"snatched victory from the jaws of defeat.\"",
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"text": "2010, Liam Maloney, \"Sligo snatch a victory from the jaws of defeat,\" Sligo Weekender (Sligo, Ireland). 16 February."
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"To suddenly win a contest when it appears that loss is a foregone conclusion, to succeed in an endeavor through reversal of fortune, skill, effort, or good judgment."
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"(idiomatic) To suddenly win a contest when it appears that loss is a foregone conclusion, to succeed in an endeavor through reversal of fortune, skill, effort, or good judgment."
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"sense": "suddenly win a contest when it appears that loss is a foregone conclusion, to succeed in an endeavor through reversal of fortune, skill, effort, or good judgment",
"word": "de overwinning voor de poorten van de hel wegslepen"
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"sense": "suddenly win a contest when it appears that loss is a foregone conclusion, to succeed in an endeavor through reversal of fortune, skill, effort, or good judgment",
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"word": "de overwinning voor de poorten van de hel wegslepen"
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