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Example Sentences
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Baty, who runs private dining business The Wandering Cumbrian, took on 31 ambitious professionals from a variety of backgrounds and locations in the televised section of the competition.
From BBC
Give me a hotel room that lets all that tech fade into the background—so that I can focus on my trip.
On Tuesday, Sandberg announced that Bridget Griswold, 25, was taking over as chief executive of Lean In, pointing to her background in artificial intelligence.
They added that free breakfast clubs, attendance and behaviour hubs were tackling the root causes of absence and building a system where every child can achieve and thrive, whatever their background or needs.
From BBC
“Hides” isn’t the best word, but there needs to be some chords — maybe some happy chords — to offset the really serious topic in the background.
From Los Angeles Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
