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Example Sentences
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In 11 career at-bats against Kershaw, Ohtani has no hits.
From Los Angeles Times
Phillipson announced a local child safeguarding practice review in December to "learn every lesson we can to make sure that crimes like this are guarded against at every step and every stage".
From BBC
In 2017, that business lost a lawsuit against a shareholder and went into receivership.
From Barron's
Groups that insure ships against war losses will pause coverage for vessels in the Persian Gulf and Gulf of Oman starting Thursday due to U.S. military operations.
From Barron's
Rarely used against a U.S. company, the move—if it survives Anthropic’s expected legal challenge—could impair Anthropic’s ability to work with other government contractors including Lockheed Martin, Amazon and Microsoft.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
