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"ref": "1918, Stephen Leacock, “Back from the Land”, in Frenzied Fiction",
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"ref": "1957 March 13, Joyce Jackson, “Guide to Dating”, in Toledo Blade, page 35",
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"ref": "2007 January 23, Chris Thornton, “A Belfast Father's Vindication”, in Time",
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"lang": "Basque",
"sense": "to think carefully",
"word": "garuna izan"
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"sense": "to think carefully",
"word": "tener cerebro"
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"sense": "to think carefully",
"word": "garuna izan"
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"sense": "to think carefully",
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