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Example Sentences

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The council held an assembly in September to address privacy concerns.

From Los Angeles Times

Amazingly that is still some way off the record for the most goals in a calendar year, which is currently held by Lionel Messi.

From BBC

So far, automakers like Nissan have held back on raising prices, absorbing the hit through lower profits.

From The Wall Street Journal

The latter of these books was written while Ngũgĩ was being held in a Nairobi jail as a political prisoner.

From BBC

Thailand on Wednesday released 18 Cambodian soldiers captured in July, both governments said, after a fresh ceasefire between the neighbours held for more than three days following weeks of deadly border clashes.

From Barron's