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Dear teacher,

"Chicago learned its lesson and now has a much better system, developed with user involvement," Dr. Nielsen said. "It's sad that the San Jose Police Department had to learn the same lesson all over again. Those who don't know history are doomed to repeat it."


Q : "all over" means "completely",doesn't it?


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'All over again' means 'yet again', but implying also 'completely/from the start'
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