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Example Sentences

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“I guess there have been a lot of people who have come into government with worse backgrounds.”

From MarketWatch

“I guess there have been a lot of people who have come into government with worse backgrounds.”

From MarketWatch

"I want you to know that your parents, your grandparents and many Spaniards, united, managed to carry out an exemplary transition" in "very complex circumstances", he added with a Spanish flag fluttering in the background.

From Barron's

A sober presence in interviews and on the stump, he has tended to fade into the background in the Senate.

From Salon

When in Germany, the King had spoken about the importance of supporting Ukraine, so there will be interest in whether he might raise the subject again, against a background of talks about ending the war.

From BBC