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Example Sentences
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In New York City, authorities and residents were bracing for a direct hit, the first blizzard to sock the city since 2016.
From Barron's
Still, Brent crude futures rose 5.9% for the week to $71.76 a barrel, with investors bracing for a potential U.S. strike in Iran.
Now, at 38, she’s returned with a bracingly honest record full of the texture and detail of her life as a wife, sister and mother of four.
From Los Angeles Times
Treasury yields lost steam and were little changed from yesterday as markets braced for a potential U.S. attack on Iran while Fedspeak got more hawkish.
Wearing a neck brace, she briefly lifted her head and waved to the crowd.
From Barron's
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