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Example Sentences
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There, he was caught at sea while attempting to reach Europe illegally by boat, and a Munich-based human rights organisation helped him obtain asylum in Germany in 2023.
From Barron's
While the government is attempting to cushion the blow to the real economy through gasoline subsidies and the release of oil reserves, a more systemic challenge remains: the yen’s persistent weakness.
These methods attempt to reproduce the movement of atoms by simulating enormous numbers of interactions over extended periods.
From Science Daily
Opponents warn the bill is flawed and any attempt to push it through would be unsafe and would harm vulnerable people.
From BBC
Government forces would either have to expose themselves to withering attacks in an attempt to reclaim the territory or allow an ever-increasing area to come under dissident control and armed infiltration across the country.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
