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Example Sentences
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The family has a history of failing to perform routine maintenance and seeking to redevelop the park into a more lucrative resort community.
From Los Angeles Times
The last time it rained during the parade was in 2006, and that was only the 10th time in the event’s history, The Times reported then.
From Los Angeles Times
The Sunday after Thanksgiving was the busiest day in U.S. aviation history as the Transportation Security Administration screened a record 3.13 million passengers at airports across the country.
From Barron's
"They are people whose history has been written in water and they are very much footnotes in his story."
From BBC
A history of gallant women is the history of the world.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.