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},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "exploit",
"word": "aprovecharse"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "exploit",
"word": "utnyttja"
}
],
"word": "take advantage of"
}
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