See build on on Wiktionary
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"ref": "2018 February 10, Phil McNulty, “Tottenham Hotspur 1 - 0 Arsenal”, in BBC:",
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"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
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"word": "construir / edificar sobre"
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"word": "aprovechar"
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"word": "basarse en"
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"code": "es",
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"word": "build on"
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"word": "construir / edificar sobre"
},
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"code": "es",
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"word": "aprovechar"
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"word": "build on"
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