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"sense": "a cursory inspection or examination or the inspection or examination of a sample of something",
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"sense": "a cursory inspection or examination or the inspection or examination of a sample of something",
"word": "szúrópróbaszerű ellenőrzés"
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"sense": "a cursory inspection or examination or the inspection or examination of a sample of something",
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"sense": "to inspect or examine",
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