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"text": "1668-1690, Josiah Child, A new discourse of trade\nThe French king, and the king of Sweden are […] circumspect, industrious, and prospective, too, in this affair."
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"sense": "likely or expected to happen or become",
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"code": "ka",
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"sense": "likely or expected to happen or become",
"word": "პოტენციური"
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"code": "ka",
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"sense": "likely or expected to happen or become",
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"code": "de",
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"sense": "likely or expected to happen or become",
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"code": "de",
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},
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"code": "el",
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"sense": "likely or expected to happen or become",
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"code": "hu",
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},
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"code": "is",
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"sense": "likely or expected to happen or become",
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},
{
"code": "it",
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"code": "it",
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},
{
"code": "pt",
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"sense": "likely or expected to happen or become",
"word": "prospectivo"
},
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"sense": "likely or expected to happen or become",
"word": "перспекти́вный"
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"code": "ru",
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"code": "gd",
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"code": "tr",
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"code": "ka",
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