"unter ferner liefen" meaning in German

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  "lang_code": "de",
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          "text": "unter ferner liefen rangieren/landen",
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          "text": "Zuletzt aber verharrten die Rechtsextremen in der Dauerkrise. Bei sämtlichen Wahlen landete sie unter ferner liefen, bei der Bundestagswahl reichte es zu gerade mal 0,1 Prozent.",
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      "ipa": "/ˈʊntɐ ˈfɛʁnɐ ˈliːfən/"
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