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Example Sentences
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"But the whole swirling cloud of dark matter around the Milky Way has enough gravity to hold our entire galaxy together. Without dark matter, the Milky Way would spin itself apart."
From Science Daily
Benzema reportedly received an offer from Michael Emenalo, sporting director of the Saudi league, which he considered "insulting" as it would amount to "playing for free", apart from his image rights, according to his entourage.
From Barron's
Ceredigion said it was "unknown" whether chicken used in its school meals was sourced anywhere apart from within the EU.
From BBC
Later, when my friendship with Leo fell apart, Dad told me I had to keep flying into the wind.
From Literature
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East to west, a crack tore the mountain apart.
From Literature
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.