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Example Sentences
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This indicates that their diet -- nectar, grain, insects and even other vertebrates -- contained significant amounts of ethanol.
From Science Daily
European plane-maker Airbus said Monday it had detected a "quality issue" affecting metal panels on its popular A320 passenger jet but the problem was "contained".
From Barron's
Chancellor Rachel Reeves's Budget was thrown into chaos when the OBR's forecast - which contained the measures she was about to announce - was discovered online.
From BBC
"I think with the cold weather here at the moment and there being few midges around, we hope there isn't much spread and that it can be contained," he said.
From BBC
Each box they filled contained different sizes of watermelons, but the one stores wanted most was a six.
From Los Angeles Times
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