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Example Sentences
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Merck left open the possibility of entering into a full joint venture to develop the vaccine together after seeing the results of that study.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 22, 2026
A report said its members visited in pairs due to "feeling unsafe on the wings" and had noted doors and gates left open.
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026
That left open the possibility that sprinklers with more complicated forms, including the curved and looping tubes found in silly sprinklers, might behave differently.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 17, 2026
Never before had a nation competing in the tournament been at war with one of the host countries, and Tehran long left open the question of whether its team would be allowed to play.
From Barron's ● Jun. 7, 2026
Not knowing what else to do with ourselves, we drifted after her and congregated around the door, which had been left open a crack.
From "Hollow City" by Ransom Riggs
