See one way or another on Wiktionary
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"lang": "Ukrainian",
"lang_code": "uk",
"roman": "tak čy inákše",
"sense": "by any means possible",
"word": "так чи іна́кше"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"lang_code": "cmn",
"roman": "bùzhī hégù",
"sense": "in a way that is not stated or known",
"word": "不知何故"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"lang_code": "cmn",
"roman": "bùzhī zěnyàng",
"sense": "in a way that is not stated or known",
"word": "不知怎樣 /不知怎样"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"lang_code": "cmn",
"roman": "yǐ mǒuzhǒng fāngshì",
"sense": "in a way that is not stated or known",
"word": "以某種方式 /以某种方式"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"lang_code": "fi",
"sense": "in a way that is not stated or known",
"word": "tavalla tai toisella"
}
],
"word": "one way or another"
}
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