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Example Sentences

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Olympic diver Tom Daley has backed a campaign to save one of Scotland's last diving pools, describing a decision to close it as "heartbreaking".

From BBC

These Mets were backed by the Tammany political machine, as was the franchise relocated from Baltimore to New York in 1903.

From The Wall Street Journal

However, the process was suspended at the last moment after legal objections raised by her father, backed by campaign group Christian Lawyers.

From BBC

He was true to his word as the performance in Bergamo backed it up.

From BBC

But while both Horvath and Heilman backed the compromise struck with Bass, many residents and public transit advocates expressed fury at the amendment.

From Los Angeles Times