this is not a drill in English

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        "Used to distinguish emergency procedures from those which are just rehearsed."
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        "Used to make an announcement or draw attention to a fact."
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        "(informal, often humorous, by extension) Used to make an announcement or draw attention to a fact."
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          "code": "fr",
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          "word": "ceci n’est pas un exercice"
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          "word": "questa non è un'esercitazione"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "this is not a drill"
}

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      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "Translations",
      "word": "ceci n’est pas un exercice"
    },
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      "code": "it",
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      "sense": "Translations",
      "word": "questa non è un'esercitazione"
    }
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  "word": "this is not a drill"
}

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"this is not a drill" meaning in English

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