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Example Sentences
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It leads to space opening up in front of the defence, rather than in the box.
From BBC
In the opening round all four players attempted two dunks, receiving a score between 40 and 50 per try.
From Los Angeles Times
But they were not to be contained for long as Odsonne Edouard teed up Said to open the scoring in the 24th minute.
From Barron's
Lillard shot last in the opening round, where eight players sought one of three spots in the final.
From Barron's
But it did not move to crush the industry as Beijing did, instead opening "a window for domestic businesses to experiment", according to Tien.
From Barron's
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