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Example Sentences

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In contrast, the ouster of Zhang unfolded so quickly that outside observers had few tea leaves to read before Beijing confirmed his fate.

From The Wall Street Journal

Her forecast pencils in monthly inflation readings consistent with 2% by year’s end.

From The Wall Street Journal

"Chinese lifestyles increasingly gain global appeal, offer a steadier way of being," reads the headline of a Global Times piece about the trend.

From BBC

It differs depending on which organisation you ask and which study you read.

From BBC

Gloriously unpredictable and, at times, impossible to read, they are wildly entertaining - bewildering, bewitching, brilliant.

From BBC