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Example Sentences
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Block has laid off workers in previous years.
From Los Angeles Times
The Portuguese was dismissed on 5 January following his public attack on the club's hierarchy after a 1-1 draw at Leeds the previous day.
From BBC
She also watched YouTube videos for hours on end, noting that the platform's "autoplay" feature, where a new video starts automatically after the previous one has ended, kept her on it.
From BBC
China commissioned more than 50 new large coal plants last year, compared to about 20 a year in the previous decade.
Now he is returning to direct a “Scream” entry for the first time; his only previous credit as a movie director is “Teaching Mrs. Tingle,” a 1999 flop.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.