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Example Sentences
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These sorts of scenes have become increasingly common - and that comes with serious economic, social and environmental costs.
From BBC
Lin said that formally recognizing Category '6' storms could help governments and communities better prepare for future impacts, especially in regions where these extreme systems are becoming more common.
From Science Daily
Doing so with trademarks, especially against bigger companies, is less common, said Alexandra Roberts, a law professor specializing in trademark law at Northeastern University.
"As I meet people of different faiths, I find it enormously encouraging to hear how much we have in common," said the King, speaking under the chapel's famous vaulted ceiling.
From BBC
But the firms famous for selling some of Wall Street’s most opaque and illiquid assets don’t really have much in common with the Oracle of Omaha.
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