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Example Sentences
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Riggs knew what he was doing in challenging King, a player whose public figure was tied into the ever-growing women's rights movement.
From BBC
Keivan Hosseini, an Iranian who records electronic music under the moniker Tame Werewolf, played his first public gig ever last year in a cafe before a large crowd.
Although the existence of a deal was made public, some details were initially kept secret, drawing protests from locals and some regional leaders.
Due to the "very high level of the terrorist threat" and "the risk of public disorder", Nunez asked local officials to strengthen security measures across the country with a visible and deterrent presence.
From Barron's
Colours mattered, says de Guitaut, and it was important that members of the public who turned out to see her actually could.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.