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"(idiomatic) To invest against odds."
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"ref": "2002, Bill Hybels, Courageous Leadership, Zondervan, published 2002",
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"ref": "2006, Dan Matthews, Marsha Collier, Starting a Business on eBay.co.uk for Dummies, John Wiley & Sons, published 2006",
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"ref": "2009, Lew Freedman, Dick Hoak, Pittsburgh Steelers: The Complete Illustrated History, MBI Publishing, published 2009, page 112",
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"ref": "2009, Lew Freedman, Dick Hoak, Pittsburgh Steelers: The Complete Illustrated History, MBI Publishing, published 2009, page 112",
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"roman": "sdélatʹ riskóvannyj výbor",
"sense": "to make a risky choice",
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"word": "сде́лать риско́ванный вы́бор"
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"word": "chansa"
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