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His Lakers teammate, LeBron James, was selected as a Western Conference reserve by the coaches, his first time in 21 years not being chosen a starter.

From Los Angeles Times

The term's popularity on social media is helped by the fact that it has been embraced by Chinese state media and the government.

From BBC

For some, that description by Plymouth City Council leader Tudor Evans and the images of the collapse 12 years ago came to embody Britain's crumbling Victorian railways.

From BBC

The case has thrown up all sorts of difficult questions, and some of them have been spelled out by Herbert Reul, the interior minister in the western state of North Rhine-Westphalia.

From BBC

Private clinics, however, say they are improving people's lives by offering a service that the NHS is failing to provide.

From BBC