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matapōkere

1. (adjective) be done blindly, at random.

Ka whakamātauria ētahi kaimahi mō te waipiro, ā, he matapōkere aua whakamātau. / Some employees are tested for alcohol and those tests are done at random.

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2. (modifier) blindly, randomly, in the dark.

He haere matapōkere noa iho te mahi a te hunga e matenui ana, e whakarīrā ana kia pūioio te reo, he kore mārama nō tātou ko ēhea ngā mahi tino whaihua, ko ēhea ia me paku whakarerekē kia whaihua anō ai (HM 3/1993). / The people who earnestly desire it are working in the dark, and although they are striving hard to strengthen the language, we are not clear what activities really bring results, and which ones should be modified so that they are beneficial.

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