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"ref": "1983, Lionel Richie (lyrics and music), “Hello”, in Can't Slow Down",
"text": "I long to see the sunlight in your hair / And tell you time and time again how much I care",
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"ref": "2023 May 31, Philip Haigh, “Network News: Crewe-Carlisle marked urgent to meet HS2 demands”, in RAIL, number 984, page 8",
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"sense": "often; repeatedly",
"word": "反反復復"
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"sense": "often; repeatedly",
"word": "gång på gång"
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"sense": "often; repeatedly",
"word": "反反復復"
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"word": "più e più volte"
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"sense": "often; repeatedly",
"word": "hoki atu, hoki atu ..."
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"word": "uma e outra vez"
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