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Example Sentences
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The 61-year-old, who is a former astronaut, noted he was very different from most senators.
From BBC
For the talks in Geneva, the Kremlin has reinstated nationalist hawk and former culture minister Vladimir Medinsky as its lead negotiator.
From Barron's
A former accountant known for his intense focus and discipline, Hemsley has a button-down style.
Elliott has been privately working with Adam Goldstein, the former president and chief operating officer of Royal Caribbean, as one potential board nominee at Norwegian, the people familiar with the matter said.
"Get the files out. They are slow-walking it," the former US secretary of state told the BBC in Berlin, where she attended the annual World Forum.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
