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Example Sentences
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The central bank said it was lowering the target for its key lending rate by 0.25 percentage points, putting it in a range of 3.50% to 3.75% - its lowest level in three years.
From BBC
The freeze became a key component of his promise to make New York more affordable and was politically popular in a city where rents have soared and the vacancy rate is almost nonexistent.
After the release of a third version of Gemini in November, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman declared a “code red” for the company to help it regain its lead on key model-performance benchmarks.
“When the market is keying off fundamentals, around earnings season of these companies, these stocks rally,” Slimmon said.
With three key players out because of injury and USC in desperate need of depth, the Trojans are taking the rare step of adding reinforcements at the midseason mark.
From Los Angeles Times
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