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Example Sentences
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Saudi Arabia and the U.A.E. have long maintained peaceful relations with each other and are key security partners for the U.S., but tensions have simmered just below the surface and occasionally erupt.
When Wilson finally sang the magic words, “Closing time, open all the doors / And let you out into the world,” the room erupted into cheers.
From Los Angeles Times
Infantino's comments were his first public remarks since the ticketing furore erupted earlier this month, with fan groups branding ticket prices as "extortionate" and "astronomical".
From Barron's
It then collapsed earlier this month, when fresh clashes erupted.
From BBC
Like many others, Kharouf, the imam in Damascus, had initially backed the movement against Assad when it erupted, family members said.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
