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Example Sentences
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Steve Kawa, my chief of staff, a gay Bostonian whose accent cut through all nonsense, pulled me aside and spoke from his heart.
From Los Angeles Times
"Normally, when presidents realise they are angering the public, they pull back and have some kind of mea culpa," Rowland said.
From BBC
While the raising doesn’t pull forward any of Genesis’s 500MW progressed pipeline, it has several positives.
But analysts say that year deserves an asterisk because millions of people spent more time at home during the pandemic while Roku temporarily pulled back on international expansion and other spending.
Defenses dominated the first meeting between the two sides this season, with the 7-foot-5 Wembanyama making six blocks and 17 rebounds to fuel transitions as the Spurs pulled clear in the latter stages.
From Barron's
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