there is safety in numbers in English

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          "code": "cmn",
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          "roman": "rén duō ānquán",
          "sense": "purported safety as a result of being in a team or group",
          "word": "人多安全"
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          "code": "fi",
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          "sense": "purported safety as a result of being in a team or group",
          "word": "väkijoukon tuoma turva"
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          "sense": "purported safety as a result of being in a team or group",
          "word": "בטוח יותר בקבוצה"
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          "word": "ההמון מעניק ביטחון"
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          "code": "he",
          "lang": "Hebrew",
          "sense": "purported safety as a result of being in a team or group",
          "word": "יש ביטחון במספרים"
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  "word": "there is safety in numbers"
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      "code": "cmn",
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      "roman": "rén duō ānquán",
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      "word": "人多安全"
    },
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      "word": "väkijoukon tuoma turva"
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      "word": "בטוח יותר בקבוצה"
    },
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      "code": "he",
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    },
    {
      "code": "he",
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"there is safety in numbers" meaning in English

Proverb

Alternative forms