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},
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"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "kartkovyj budynok",
"sense": "structure or argument built on a shaky foundation",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "картковий будинок"
}
],
"word": "house of cards"
}
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