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Example Sentences
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The alert sent by the border police from their camp near the lake was a stroke of luck that prevented more lives from being lost, scientists say.
“I think a lot of it is coming out and being the aggressors first, trying not to be reactive to situations, and we can do that starting with our defense,” Leger-Walker said.
From Los Angeles Times
Meanwhile, Tara, a woman in her 20s in Tehran, says her close family members initially criticised her for being opposed to the war.
From BBC
The other stuff is just being me, which is the purpose of being an artist.
From Los Angeles Times
Others included up to 30 campfires being set in one night at Glenmore near Aviemore that had to be extinguished by firefighters.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
