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Example Sentences
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“We’ve been playing together since eighth grade. We just had the craziest chemistry. It’s a bigger challenge without him, but I believe we’re up to it. Our coaching staff pushed us hard every day.”
From Los Angeles Times
Moody's cut the city's credit rating from Baa3 to Ba1, a category with high risk often described as speculative or junk grade.
From Barron's
In a game that still calls itself amateur, everything they do is professional grade.
With Reaves sidelined for at least a month with a grade two strain in his left calf, Smith will be in line for more consistent minutes, Redick said before the game.
From Los Angeles Times
Switching to the broader market, Evercore will be keeping an eye on evidence of stress in credit, which may be shown by five-year investment grade and high yield credit default swap indices widening beyond 57 and 350 respectively.
From MarketWatch
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