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Example Sentences
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They looked at each other before their next element and said “calm.”
From Los Angeles Times
She had visited twice before, and after seeing the first waterfall on the trail, went on to a path which she quickly realised was narrow and badly eroded.
From BBC
On the day before the race, she even made time to go on social media to respond to a contributor’s column published in USA Today questioning her judgment to race on a torn ligament.
Americans are understandably anxious about artificial intelligence, and politicians are eager to assuage their fears before the midterm elections.
Young grads’ struggles started before AI went mainstream.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.