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"ref": "1978, Science Policy Foundation, Science & Public Policy, volume 5, page 456",
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"ref": "2020 November 1, “Election at Hand, Biden Leads Trump in Four Key States, Poll Shows”, in New York Times",
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"(informal, figuratively) To come to a good understanding of."
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"word": "megpróbál megérteni"
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