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Example Sentences

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Her room whooshed across the background, cream and yellow, perfectly tidy except for the pile of clothes.

From Literature

Together, these countless faint events create what is called the gravitational-wave background.

From Science Daily

House Democrats are holding a meeting on Sunday evening to discuss their response to the military campaign, according to two sources who spoke on background to discuss the plans.

From BBC

“Our whole lives we’ve had to navigate our different identities, coming from both Persian and Jewish backgrounds,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times

Shah was one of eight people from an ethnic minority background to be featured on the Heathrow posters.

From BBC