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непростая история (История этого светлого праздника не всегда была простой = This festival has a checkered past. A 1,700 year old church festival can be repurposed for what is going on in society today even though that festival has a checkered past. | As I understand it, the Fort Myers Beach Pirate Festival has a checkered past. | The Hall has a checkered past, embroiled in a royal scandal in the 17th century. | IKEA USA's owner has a checkered past and like a number of big companies has some very questionable tax breaks, but will this stop you from going to IKEA ... Alexander Demidov); бурное прошлое (Your client, who has, let's call it a checkered past, was pulled over for a clear violation of traffic laws cnlweb); сомнительное прошлое (driven) |
