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Example Sentences
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This imaging method functions much like a CT scan at the molecular scale, allowing researchers to see cellular structures in remarkable detail.
From Science Daily
Prolonged hot and dry weather together with strong winds also contributed to the scale and behaviour of the fire.
From BBC
Continuing claims, which scale with the total size of the unemployed population, fell to 1.83 million in the week through Feb. 14, from 1.86 million a week earlier.
Anthropic faces pressure to scale back its safeguards.
From Los Angeles Times
Charities say the figures are likely to underestimate the true scale of the issue, as only those sleeping rough on one single night in the autumn are counted.
From BBC
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