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Example Sentences
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A few days earlier the party pulled off a surprise victory in a council by-election in the ward of Whitburn and Blackburn in West Lothian.
From BBC
“American investors should pay close attention. A stronger yen and rising Japanese yields could pull capital away from the U.S. bond and equities markets, tightening financial conditions globally.”
From MarketWatch
But I didn’t have a job to go to, and after wallowing in my own sweat for what seemed like hours, I pulled Paul’s crumbled comedy class ticket out of my jacket pocket.
From Salon
They began to pull their money from Credit Suisse en masse, triggering the bank’s forced rescue.
Locklear asked that the lights at DeMille field be doused so he could see when he should pull out of his dive.
From Los Angeles Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
