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Example Sentences
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The documentary premiered at the Cannes Film Festival in July 2021, but Chow never tried to screen it in Hong Kong and kept the entire production team anonymous.
From Barron's
Crude futures settled higher on the day, but down in a week marked by geopolitical themes around Venezuela and Russia-Ukraine, while underlying concerns about oversupply kept sentiment bearish.
A pivotal play by Herbert came on third and seven early in the fourth quarter as he kept the ball and scrambled for 34 yards.
From Los Angeles Times
Yet the housing supply in Riverside—and for that matter, everywhere else in the state—hasn’t kept up with demand.
Remembering this kept the poison from entering my system.
From Salon
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