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Example Sentences
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Just before the New Year, the banks finalized a deal that was announced last week, confirming The Wall Street Journal’s earlier report.
“I know it hasn’t been done before. It’s not how things are normally done,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times
He draws parallels with Zimbabwe's former President Robert Mugabe, who clung to power into his 90s before being removed by the military.
From BBC
Long before Vijay launched his party, his cinema had thus already done the ideological groundwork.
From BBC
However before they became available, many people were dubious.
From Barron's
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.