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Example Sentences
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"We are still in rescue mode until we know the building is clear," he said.
From Barron's
Like other federal data agencies, the Commerce Department has been in catch-up mode after the recent federal government closure delayed the GDP announcement nearly two months.
"My staff were absolutely starstruck and we were, in a way, in panic mode but throughout the service they remained really professional."
From BBC
In season four, I remember telling them I would love to be more in that season-one era Mike mode.
British heavyweight Anthony Joshua needed six rounds to stop boxing novice Jake Paul, who spent much of the contest in survival mode in one of the most striking mismatches in the sport's history.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.