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Example Sentences
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Jack Hughes scores in overtime to lift the United States to a 2-1 overtime win against rival Canada for the gold medal at the Milan-Cortina Olympics.
From Los Angeles Times
“To do it against this field is way, way better than I’ve ever dreamt,” said Bridgeman, who prevailed by a single shot over Kurt Kitayama and Rory McIlroy.
From Los Angeles Times
By the time the BBC arrived at the National Assembly in central Seoul around midnight, thousands of citizens had already braved the biting cold to gather against a backdrop of chaos – police cars pulsing red and blue lights as officers scrambled to form a barricade around the assembly grounds.
From BBC
Throughout the course of those turbulent hours, some 190 lawmakers rushed to the main hall of the assembly building – in some cases breaching the police perimeter and vaulting the fences – to vote against the martial law bid.
From BBC
There are no court records citing formal accusations against Grupo Lamar’s owners.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
