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Example Sentences

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The school has a capacity for 50 pupils but it went from being about half full in 2020 to virtually empty about five years later.

From BBC

But how do the footballers being approached feel, and are some of the interactions going too far?

From BBC

"We're already being watched everywhere," she added, dismissing the privacy concerns.

From Barron's

"Planet Earth is being pushed beyond its limits. Every key climate indicator is flashing red," he warned, in a typically punchy video address.

From BBC

"A child just doesn't stop being able to physically move her legs altogether," she said.

From BBC