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Example Sentences
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Previously, there were thought to be just 80 billion barrels of extractable oil, but by 2011, its reported figure had nearly quadrupled.
From BBC
Sudan Gurung, another key figure among the Gen Z protesters, is contesting, along with other young activists.
From Barron's
The former couple has been so good as a just-colleagues pair that Italy won Olympic bronze in the figure skating team event at the Milan Games last week.
She finished with 16 points and was one of seven players to reach double figures.
From Los Angeles Times
The scruffy schoolboy-look was rectified by an anonymous figure inadvertently stealing the situation's authority.
From BBC
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