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Example Sentences

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Scientists from the University of Bath, King's College London, and Radboud University Medical Center in the Netherlands collaborated on the first large-scale effort to measure psychological strengths associated with ADHD.

From Science Daily

In a study published in PNAS, researchers from The University of Texas at Austin report the first detailed identification of large river drainage systems on Mars.

From Science Daily

Then they scored just eight points in the first eight minutes of the fourth quarter and emptied the bench down 26 with 4:09 left.

From Los Angeles Times

During the war, Sweden was the first Western nation to recognize North Vietnam in 1969 and became a vocal ally, with a significant portion of Swedish citizens demonstrating for what they saw as Vietnamese liberation.

From Salon

At first she didn't go in but eventually she listened.

From BBC