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magnet

 
 
/ˈmægnət/ noun

Translation

[C] an iron object that makes pieces of iron or steel (= metal made with iron) move towards it
mıknatıs
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be a magnet for sb If a place or event is a magnet for people, a lot of people go there.
insanların sıkça uğradığı yer olmak; insanları kendine çeken/cezbeden yer/olay olmak
Airports are a magnet for thieves.943
(Definition of magnet noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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