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Example Sentences
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"I was adamant that there was a red scrum out lurking in the background that was going to bring me down," said Chessum.
From BBC
The investigation found that some parents were not given enough information about the child's background and history when they adopted them, something MacAlister admitted happens "too much at the moment".
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But she hopes that casting the right person for the role, irrespective of their background, will become more normalised.
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Her background is in sports medicine, epidemiology and pandemic policy, not the traditional disciplines of drug development and regulatory management.
“Every single person says the exact same thing, no matter the age or the background. They all say, ‘I wish I had that in high school.’”
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
