carry
Example Sentences
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The new mayor will likely focus efforts on getting some part of his child-care plan passed, as it carries the broadest appeal and can be pitched as an economic boost to employers.
Tamkang University’s Lin said it would take at least two weeks for China to carry out a major operation like this one.
"We captured 125 Daesh suspects in simultaneous operations carried out in 25 provinces this morning," Ali Yerlikaya said, using the Arabic acronym for IS.
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While an accord for a ceasefire that started on October 10 stipulated the entry of 600 trucks per day, only 100 to 300 are carrying humanitarian aid, according to NGOs and the United Nations.
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Her experience reflects that of countless Gazans who have been forced to flee repeatedly, often with little warning, taking with them only what they could carry.
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