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Example Sentences
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Some analysts said the relentless nature of the news has trained money managers to be wary of the initial response to administration pronouncements, geopolitical developments or surprise technological advances.
It can capture your problem-solving approach: which questions you asked first, how you refined the search when initial attempts failed, potentially even the logical steps that led you from symptom to cause.
After this first charged encounter, the initial gesture between them is not seduction.
From Salon
A Ghanaian official said an initial investigation had established the suspect had likely left the country.
From BBC
The initial response focused on trying to bring another vessel alongside to offload the Sea Empress' cargo of crude oil.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
