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Example Sentences
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Wong Kim Ark, confirmed that the 14th Amendment’s citizenship clause applied to people of all races.
From Slate ● Aug. 11, 2026
Nabizada, a father of four who lived in the Pilton area of Edinburgh, had applied for British citizenship after coming to the UK in 2016.
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026
Isso said that around 100,000 people from the Ras al-Ain area had applied to return.
From Barron's ● Aug. 10, 2026
Then we applied temporary cat tattoos onto our arms, channeling our inner teen.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026
I was stretched out with an ear applied to the floor, trying to listen in on the school board meeting below.
From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck
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