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"word": "мобилизирам принудително"
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"sense": "to force men into military service",
"word": "拉丁"
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"sense": "to force men into military service",
"word": "强征入伍"
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"sense": "to force men into military service",
"word": "抓壮丁"
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"word": "抓丁"
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"word": "拉夫"
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"word": "ronselaarsbende"
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"sense": "to force men into military service",
"word": "zwangsrekrutieren"
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"word": "pakkovärvätä"
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"word": "shanghaijata"
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