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Example Sentences
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Its original habitat was destroyed and converted into farmland, and repeated searches over the years failed to locate any surviving individuals.
From Science Daily
It was one of the original BRICs—the acronym championed by Goldman Sachs to highlight the promise of fast-growing emerging economies—alongside Brazil, India and China.
"You need to ensure that the original giver and the new recipient aren't likely to cross paths."
From BBC
By the time they settled into Hollywood’s EastWest Studios for two days of recording sessions, then well into their tour, they’d developed a body of original music, and an attitude.
These rocky bodies may contain valuable metals, ancient material left over from the formation of the solar system, and chemical clues that reveal the history of their original parent bodies.
From Science Daily
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