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},
{
"word": "even a blind squirrel can find a nut once in a while"
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"word": "even a blind squirrel finds an acorn every once in a while"
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"lang": "Azerbaijani",
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"sense": "occasionally",
"word": "silloin tällöin"
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"sense": "occasionally",
"word": "ab und zu"
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"roman": "kápou-kápou",
"sense": "occasionally",
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"word": "av og til"
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"lang": "Azerbaijani",
"sense": "occasionally",
"word": "arabir"
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