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Example Sentences

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The change was not surprising given his background.

From Los Angeles Times

He's from a non-political background and seems prepared to take on all-comers no matter how unpopular that might make him with the party's old guard.

From BBC

“It has a general background and an idea of what it’s doing but it doesn’t have the professional judgment.”

From Barron's

“I come from a commodities background,” Intrator told me in a recent interview.

From Barron's

It was a bold casting choice given O’Hara’s strong comedy background, but she had already proved her versatility in at least one TV drama, HBO’s early prestige series “Six Feet Under.”

From Los Angeles Times