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They arrived in an Australia where Aboriginal people had only become able to vote, or counted in the census, two years previously.

From BBC • Oct. 28, 2020

“With all this experience I’ve accumulated over time, you become able to read the ice just looking at it,” he said, laughing.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 20, 2020

In recent years, small investors have become able to trade a wide collection of exchange-traded funds without charge — and they could build entire portfolios on their own with little effort and for little money.

From New York Times • Oct. 1, 2019

Short contracts mean the team will not be handcuffed financially when key players such as quarterback Russell Wilson and cornerback Richard Sherman become able to renegotiate their rookie deals over the next couple of years.

From The Guardian • Mar. 19, 2013

If one will learn to watch the clouds and the winds carefully he may become able to predict a storm with almost as much certainty as if he had a barometer.

From The Western United States A Geographical Reader by Fairbanks, Harold W. (Harold Wellman)




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