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Example Sentences
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There was also a record number of tribunals in 2024/25, where parents disagreed with a refusal to offer support, or were challenging the level of support offered.
From BBC
It had smaller classes than the public school, and his parents thought it was a “better fit for him,” which was fine with Bat.
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Deep down she thought maybe that was why she’d survived the illness that took her parents.
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A crowd of parents, relatives, and friends gathered at the school to watch the sports events.
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His parents had a small kid— why couldn't they have a small dog?
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.