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Example Sentences
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Having dropped Maxwell in the previous over, Nissanka more than made up for it with a brilliant flying catch at backward point to send back the Australia all-rounder, who had looked dangerous.
From BBC
This means 'does not improve', when a rider or skier gets a lower score than their previous run - therefore not improving on their score tally overall.
From BBC
Although Antarctica is often viewed as untouched wilderness, previous research has detected plastic fragments in fresh snow and nearby seawater.
From Science Daily
When the damaged organoids were treated with "dancing molecules" -- a therapy that restored movement and repaired tissue in a previous animal study -- the results were dramatic.
From Science Daily
This was largely due to the reopening of a major auto assembly plant in Ontario, which was operating partially in the previous two months amid semiconductor chip shortages.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.