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"etymology_text": "In 1653, an artist, Samuel Cooper, was asked to paint Oliver Cromwell's portrait. Cromwell preferred the portrait to be shown with \"pimples, warts and everything.\" (i.e., to include any defects and imperfections.) Over time, this phrase has come to be shortened to \"warts and all\".",
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"word": "in de staat waarin het zich bevindt"
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"ref": "2021 December 29, Paul Stephen, “Rail's accident investigators”, in RAIL, number 947, page 33",
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