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Example Sentences
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Alphabet is the parent company of Google, which went public in 2004.
The parents share responsibility for feeding their chick.
From BBC
According to authorities, efforts to identify the child have been unsuccessful, and no custodial parent or family member has contacted the police to locate him.
From Los Angeles Times
But they’ve been parenting long enough now to know not to stress over a fever.
From Los Angeles Times
Though CBS shared the transcripts and unedited footage of their interview, the network’s parent company, Paramount, decided to settle.
From Salon
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
