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"text": "I felt snug tucked up in my snug bed."
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"ref": "2021 April 23, Brad Linder, “PinePhone keyboard prototype transforms the Linux phone into a tiny Linux laptop”, in Linux Smartphones",
"text": "[I]t does make it clear that adding the keyboard case to the PinePhone will more than double the thickness. You may still be able to slide the whole thing into your pocket, but it’s likely to be more of a snug fit than when using the phone on its own.",
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"ref": "1967 May, William F. Nolan, George Clayton Johnson, Logan's Run, Bantam, published 1976, page 15",
"text": "He snugged his Gun into its tunic holster, checked the scope on his Follower and left the room.",
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"ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/0/08/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-snug.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-snug.wav.ogg",
"tags": [
"Southern-England"
],
"text": "Audio (Southern England)"
},
{
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}
],
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}
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