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Example Sentences
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Prosecutors sought a 10-year prison term on Friday for charges including obstruction of justice, after Yoon allegedly excluded cabinet members from a martial law meeting and in January blocked investigators from detaining him.
From Barron's
The process, also referred to as “staging,” is when she parks two blocks away so police officers, who have already arrived, can vet the scene to make sure it’s safe for her arrival.
From Los Angeles Times
The line wrapped around the block; inside, prospective tenants were attempting to bribe the landlord.
Yet Ben doesn't live in rural woodland but in a block of flats on a fairly busy road in the market town of Horsham in West Sussex.
From BBC
Dark dust clouds thread through the area as well, blocking light from stars behind them and creating dramatic shadows.
From Science Daily
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