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Example Sentences
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Plot aside, the movie has opened a can of earworms that have dominated film festivals, music awards and the background score in malls around the world.
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Council members, with backgrounds in fields like psychology and cognitive neuroscience, had also expressed strong reservations.
The Queen's corgi, Sue, can be seen in the background.
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He has a background in facilities and construction management, a statement from the centre says.
From BBC
"I feel like if you are from an underrepresented background or don't live in London it can seem really impossible to sometimes get in a room," Jama says.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.