"a modo de" meaning in Spanish

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          "text": "Shadow Brokers, es el grupo que dice haber robado las herramientas de ciberespionaje de la Agencia Nacional de Seguridad (NSA) y lo compartió con Wikileaks a modo de denuncia, este programa fue liberado el 14 de abril.",
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      "ipa": "/a ˈmodo de/"
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      "ipa": "[a ˈmo.ð̞o ð̞e]"
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  "word": "a modo de"
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