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Example Sentences
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Hallmark’s legacy is rooted in celebrating holidays and Christmas, he said, “and no other business or brand has that.”
From Los Angeles Times
Syria's president Ahmed al-Sharaa, who has close ties to the Turkish government, has vowed to work with the US and Europe to root out surviving elements of IS.
From BBC
To explain this contradiction, the team proposed a new explanation rooted in environmental change.
From Science Daily
"Christmas football was originally rooted in a wider tradition of communal entertainments," Professor Martin Johnes of Swansea University told BBC Sport.
From BBC
A House of Lords report released in October found that serious waste crime was being "critically under-prioritised" and ordered a "root and branch" inquiry into how "endemic" waste crime was being tackled.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
