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Example Sentences
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Eurostar passengers are braced for more possible disruption, after a power outage in the Channel Tunnel caused travel chaos for thousands of people on Tuesday.
From BBC
It’s also bracing for the Federal Reserve’s latest interest-rate decision, which is due on Jan. 28.
From Barron's
But investors are still bracing for a central bank marked by unusual division, a potentially weaker chair and the lingering threat of more radical change.
Mahrez made no mistake with his 23rd-minute kick as he followed his brace in the opening 3-0 defeat of Sudan to take his tally at this Cup of Nations to three goals.
From Barron's
New Year's Day is traditionally the day when brave swimmers don their fancy dress for the Loony Dook - a hangover-clearing dip in the bracing waters of the Firth of Forth.
From BBC
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