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"word": "pakikitungong-madla"
},
{
"code": "tl",
"lang": "Tagalog",
"sense": "profession",
"word": "pakikisamang-madla"
},
{
"code": "th",
"lang": "Thai",
"roman": "bprà-chaa-sǎm-pan",
"sense": "profession",
"word": "ประชาสัมพันธ์"
},
{
"code": "th",
"lang": "Thai",
"roman": "pii-aa",
"sense": "profession",
"word": "พีอาร์"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "profession",
"word": "PR"
}
],
"word": "public relations"
}
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