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Example Sentences

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The project began in 2020 when Jack Devlin, then a Ph.D. student, was struck by a documentary about plastic pollution before later moving to Scotland to work as a marine ornithologist.

From Science Daily

“I was a very direct person before my illness,” she said.

From Los Angeles Times

The theorem that online anonymity breeds rude behavior was commonplace well before Black’s parents paid Ark Music Factory a few thousand dollars to craft a song and music video for their daughter to record.

From Salon

Speaking to reporters on Monday, O'Neill said the minister should have brought the issue to the executive first before making the decision.

From BBC

She admitted the allegations before the panel and accepted her behaviour amounted to conduct which may bring the profession into disrepute.

From BBC