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Example Sentences
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In the Danish capital, Copenhagen, protesters held placards stating: "Hands Off Greenland" and "Greenland for Greenlanders".
From BBC
Nandy insisted security services would not be exempt from the legislation but she told the BBC the challenge was also ensuring officers, who often held confidential information, could continue to do their jobs.
From BBC
“The organization will survive, but the trust—the glue that has held it together for over 75 years—has been shattered, so it will not be effective,” said Doug Lute, a retired U.S.
His parents, giving up hope of finding him alive, held a funeral and a Mass for him in October.
From Los Angeles Times
He was being held at the Imperial Regional Detention Facility in Calexico before he was transferred to the hospital.
From Los Angeles Times
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