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Example Sentences

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Senegal manager Pape Thiaw has been banned for five games after the chaotic scenes during the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations final against Morocco this month.

From BBC

In November, Doncic said during a postgame news conference that the Lakers’ custom NBA Cup court used during a home game against the Clippers was dangerously slippery.

From Los Angeles Times

He thinks Japanese authorities intervening alone is more likely, especially if the yen pushes back toward 160 against the dollar.

From The Wall Street Journal

“The Japanese yen is not the Indian rupee or Turkish lira, where a long-term inflation risk premium means that another record low against the U.S. dollar is probably just a matter of time,” Callow said.

From The Wall Street Journal

The yen weakened to nearly 160 against the U.S. dollar earlier this month, levels not seen since July 2024 when the Japanese government conducted record-scale yen-buying operations.

From The Wall Street Journal