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Example Sentences
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Koke opened the scoring with a vicious strike into the top corner when the ball fell for him outside the area, for his 50th Atletico goal.
From Barron's
A four-day finish felt probable when Ben Duckett was out in the first over of England's chase and Ollie Pope is in huge danger of being dropped for the fourth Test after falling for 17.
From BBC
New Zealand started the session brightly as Imlach fell for 27 in the second over after lunch without adding to his score, caught behind by Tom Blundell from the bowling of Michael Rae.
From Barron's
Income expectations for the coming fell for the third time in a row, while there was a moderate retreat in consumers’ willingness to buy, the survey showed.
The Nasdaq Composite Index dropped 1.8%, while the S&P 500 slipped 1.2%, the biggest falls for each benchmark in nearly a month.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
