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Example Sentences
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Everywhere, it seems, Christmas keeps close company with calamity.
Amy and I were as frightened as any new couple when we had our first child, looking at each other wondering how we were going to keep this fragile little creature alive.
The surge drew in other investors looking to either fade the move — that is, betting on the stock to fall — or keep the rally going.
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The winds that had kept water scoopers grounded had decreased substantially.
Islamic leaders have a pastoral responsibility to protect their adherents from corruption and radicalization, to keep the wolves from the flock.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.