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Example Sentences
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Crude futures settled higher on the day, but down in a week marked by geopolitical themes around Venezuela and Russia-Ukraine, while underlying concerns about oversupply kept sentiment bearish.
A pivotal play by Herbert came on third and seven early in the fourth quarter as he kept the ball and scrambled for 34 yards.
From Los Angeles Times
Yet the housing supply in Riverside—and for that matter, everywhere else in the state—hasn’t kept up with demand.
Remembering this kept the poison from entering my system.
From Salon
Andrés Izarra, a former Venezuelan minister who broke with the regime and now lives in exile, recalled how Cuban counterintelligence officials kept a close eye for any sign of dissent.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
