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Example Sentences

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Of course, a good CEO could still cultivate the right creative culture, whatever his or her background.

From The Wall Street Journal

But people from lower socioeconomic backgrounds "don't benefit as much from these opportunities as their peers", it said.

From BBC

As he continued to speak, air-raid sirens blared in the background.

From Los Angeles Times

These included vibrations from small earthquakes, glacier motion, slope deformation, and other sources of seismic background noise.

From Science Daily

"For other members of the group that didn't have that background, it was harder."

From BBC