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"ref": "2021 November 24, Phil McNulty, “Manchester City 2 - 1 Paris Saint Germain”, in BBC Sport",
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"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "test or evaluate",
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"sense": "test or evaluate",
"word": "auf die Probe stellen"
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"sense": "test or evaluate",
"word": "toetsen"
},
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"sense": "test or evaluate",
"word": "auf die Probe stellen"
},
{
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"sense": "test or evaluate",
"word": "valutare"
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"sense": "test or evaluate",
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},
{
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"sense": "test or evaluate",
"word": "mettere alla prova"
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"sense": "test or evaluate",
"word": "perīclitor"
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"sense": "test or evaluate",
"word": "experior"
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{
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"sense": "test or evaluate",
"word": "sätta på prov"
}
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