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Example Sentences

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Polarized viewpoints often rise to the top: If I read something that either makes my blood boil or completely aligns with my own perspective, I make sure to check the source.

From Slate

Their results indicate that Masripithecus is a stem hominoid closely related to the lineage that eventually gave rise to all modern apes.

From Science Daily

Local media have often linked his rise to a pervasive anxiety in Chinese society, driven by a slowing economy and a sluggish youth employment rate.

From BBC

Gas fields, LNG tankers, pipelines, and distribution lines also give rise to massive leaks of methane -- a gas with an even greater global warming potential than CO2.

From Barron's

While often quite cloudy, there will be some sunny intervals and temperatures will rise to around 10 to 16C, possibly even 17C in the south-east of England.

From BBC