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"ref": "2011 October 23, Tom Fordyce, “2011 Rugby World Cup final: New Zealand 8-7 France”, in BBC Sport",
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"ref": "2011, Kaleda Carthran, Looking Through the Mirrors of Me: The Life of Kaleda Carthran",
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"ref": "2012, David Millar, Racing Through the Dark: Crash. Burn. Coming Clean. Coming Back.",
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"ref": "2015, Linda Newbery, Andie's Moon: The Historical House",
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"sense": "having risen to a very high level",
"word": "alle stelle"
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},
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"sense": "having risen to a very high level",
"word": "alle stelle"
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