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Example Sentences
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Upstairs, he showed me the ballroom where they’d held all their dances.
From Salon
Many companies have held back on hiring as they try to manage higher input costs and weakening orders.
Under the new policy, travelers who hold an older form of ID will be required to pay the fee on pay.gov and show a receipt at an initial Transportation Security Administration checkpoint, the agency said Monday.
That order had been on hold while the appeals court wieghed the case.
From BBC
The walkout follows a five-day strike held last month and that came after talks broke down between the government and union.
From BBC
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