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Example Sentences

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"But we can try to stop that by... the education that they receive, showing them those positive male role models, so they are less influenced by the negatives they see."

From BBC

USC had led by two scores with less than five minutes remaining, only to see its lead evaporate in that span.

From Los Angeles Times

"We have to remember many styles of the dance. So students with less talent would drop out easily. Sometimes, I was so tired and wanted to drop it."

From Barron's

Although the health effects of Superfund sites have been studied for decades, Kobetz noted that the relationship between environmental pollution and breast cancer has received far less attention.

From Science Daily

Two delays and one new trailer later, and we're more or less where we were 12 months ago.

From BBC