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2	the thinking goes	/lingo/the-thinking-goes/	The thinking goes \| English expression meaning “The thinking goes” means the logic behind something is as follows . It is a way of indicating you are going to explain the commonly accepted reasoning behind ...
3	english lesson 8	/number/8/	Lesson 8 Read, listen, and learn with Plain English Lesson 8 . Each lesson includes a discussion of current events, an English expression or phrasal verb, ...
3	it was founded in	/expressions/founded-in/	Founded in \| English expression meaning \| Free online ... 10 янв. 2022 г. — We say “founded in” when we state a year , we say “founded on” when we specify the date. For example, the Boston Public Library was founded on ...
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