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Example Sentences
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He doubled down on his accusations of corruption, releasing a secret recording made of a conversation with his ex-wife in 2023 in which she speaks about a high-profile trial.
From BBC
Software giant Oracle on Tuesday started laying off workers as it looks to rein in costs and double down on artificial intelligence.
From Los Angeles Times
The group under its new chief executive officer, Diana Layfield, now intends to double down on its profitable U.K. business and pivot into Europe.
But she took $130,000 she might have invested in the accounts and put it down on a $308,000 rental property.
Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer said wages were going up "for the lowest paid" but said the government "must go further to bear down on costs".
From BBC
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