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"code": "az",
"lang": "Azerbaijani",
"sense": "anything required to achieve an objective",
"word": "nəyin bahasına olursa olsun"
},
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"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "anything required to achieve an objective",
"word": "tout ce qui est nécessaire"
},
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"sense": "anything required to achieve an objective",
"word": "ad ogni costo"
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"roman": "nani ga nan demo",
"sense": "anything required to achieve an objective",
"word": "何が何でも"
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"sense": "anything required to achieve an objective",
"word": "za wszelką cenę"
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"sense": "anything required to achieve an objective",
"word": "po trupach do celu"
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"sense": "anything required to achieve an objective",
"word": "custe o que custar"
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"sense": "anything required to achieve an objective",
"word": "a face orice este necesar"
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"roman": "vo štó by to ni stálo",
"sense": "anything required to achieve an objective",
"word": "во что́ бы то ни ста́ло"
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"sense": "anything required to achieve an objective",
"word": "todo lo que sea necesario"
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"sense": "anything required to achieve an objective",
"word": "nəyin bahasına olursa olsun"
},
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"sense": "anything required to achieve an objective",
"word": "tout ce qui est nécessaire"
},
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"sense": "anything required to achieve an objective",
"word": "ad ogni costo"
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"roman": "nani ga nan demo",
"sense": "anything required to achieve an objective",
"word": "何が何でも"
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"sense": "anything required to achieve an objective",
"word": "po trupach do celu"
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"sense": "anything required to achieve an objective",
"word": "custe o que custar"
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"sense": "anything required to achieve an objective",
"word": "a face orice este necesar"
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"roman": "vo štó by to ni stálo",
"sense": "anything required to achieve an objective",
"word": "во что́ бы то ни ста́ло"
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"sense": "anything required to achieve an objective",
"word": "todo lo que sea necesario"
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"sense": "anything required to achieve an objective",
"word": "cueste lo que cueste"
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