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Example Sentences
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And this year's campaigns from the two main kit-makers - Adidas and Nike - mark a notable departure from previous competitions, featuring more streetwear-inspired collections than traditional matching football shorts, socks and boots.
From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026
The fire forced evacuations and closures, with Moreno Valley College announcing it would be closed Friday and Saturday, canceling all events on its main campus.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026
They note that the main culprit was a “catastrophically bad control-room design” where workers “were unable to understand what was going wrong.”
From Slate • Apr. 4, 2026
Younger post-main sequence stars had a higher rate of 0.35%, similar to stars still on the main sequence.
From Science Daily • Apr. 4, 2026
“I thought about working on the main story, but you can’t help me with that, can you?”
From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.