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Example Sentences
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What happened next, in the hours between the allegation and his death, is now the subject of a police investigation.
From BBC
After a couple of offside goals being allowed, a blatant penalty not being awarded plus various other controversial decisions, the weekend certainly brought the subject back into the public eye.
From BBC
"The one with the DNA profile recovered is different and appears to match the gloves of the subject in the surveillance video," the FBI said.
From BBC
Only a small portion of housing developments are actually subject to federal environmental reviews.
Not so long ago, institutional investors thought their private-equity holdings should be left to grow unhindered—not subjected to regular weeding.
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