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"code": "fi", "lang": "Finnish", "sense": "to search (something or somewhere) meticulously", "word": "tutkia läpikotaisin" }, { "_dis1": "4 96", "code": "fr", "lang": "French", "sense": "to search (something or somewhere) meticulously", "word": "passer au crible" }, { "_dis1": "4 96", "code": "fr", "lang": "French", "sense": "to search (something or somewhere) meticulously", "word": "passer au peigne fin" }, { "_dis1": "4 96", "code": "fr", "lang": "French", "sense": "to search (something or somewhere) meticulously", "word": "ratisser" }, { "_dis1": "4 96", "code": "de", "lang": "German", "sense": "to search (something or somewhere) meticulously", "word": "unter die Lupe nehmen" }, { "_dis1": "4 96", "code": "el", "lang": "Greek", "roman": "chtenízo", "sense": "to search (something or somewhere) meticulously", "word": "χτενίζω" }, { "_dis1": "4 96", "code": "hu", "lang": "Hungarian", "sense": "to search (something or somewhere) meticulously", "word": "tűvé tesz" }, { "_dis1": "4 96", 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