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Example Sentences

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"Planet Earth is being pushed beyond its limits. Every key climate indicator is flashing red," he warned, in a typically punchy video address.

From BBC

"A child just doesn't stop being able to physically move her legs altogether," she said.

From BBC

They are often held there for months before being transferred to prisons like Evin.

From The Wall Street Journal

That has led some to argue it is being used beyond the general understanding that it would only be used as a last resort.

From BBC

At present more than 16,000 people are being detained on remand - about a fifth of the total jail population.

From BBC