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Example Sentences

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In a lot of places around the country, residents already fight them over wells running low and rivers running hot.

From Salon

Returning to George, who has his own spacious enclosure, Mrs Mansfield - though always cautious around him - clearly has a soft spot for the reptile.

From BBC

Keeper of the archives and special collections at the University of York, Gary Brannan, described the sketch as a capsule of British culture "centred around the humour of being miserable at Christmas".

From BBC

"It's not been good enough. We all realise that. We have spoken about it. We need to turn it around. That's why we work on it almost every training session."

From BBC

It will pay tribute to the subjects of these stories as well as the work of dozens of photographers from around the country and abroad, who captured memorable images of them.

From The Wall Street Journal