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Example Sentences

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Successive governments have kept the material to leave open the option to recycle it into new nuclear fuel.

From BBC • Jan. 24, 2025

McAfee did leave open the possibility of Fulton County, Ga. District Attorney Fani Willis' office pursuing a reindictment expanding the six scrapped counts with more details.

From Salon • Mar. 14, 2024

Australia’s repeated calls for the charges to be “brought to a conclusion” leave open the possibility of a plea deal that could require Assange spend no more time in custody.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 14, 2024

You might see it quietly embellished on the border of a $100,000 antique, hand-knotted rug or on a cashmere shawl, the drops long and slim, pulling away from the center to leave open space.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2023

Later the burning sun browns the skin; subsequently, strong winds sap the moisture, harden the skin and leave open fissures on the face.

From My Attainment of the Pole by Cook, Frederick A.