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Example Sentences
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In 1862 President Abraham Lincoln signed the Pacific Railway Act, authorizing two railroad companies to lay tracks from the Missouri River to the Pacific Ocean.
Speaking to players publicly and privately during United's summer trip to the United States, there was genuine enthusiasm for the season that lay ahead.
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Carley, from Harlech in Gwynedd, was seen walking in formation to the war memorial before a wreath was laid by another individual, and then saluted at the war memorial before marching away.
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The UK government has so far refused to say whether the move was illegal, insisting it is for the Americans to lay out the legal basis for the action.
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He laid a blatant trap, with seven fielders back for him to bowl some gentle bouncers.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
