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Example Sentences
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Jesus was this place, the Rock cleft for me.
From Literature
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Habermas was born with a cleft palate that required repeated operations as a child, an experience he later said helped shape his thinking about language and communication.
From BBC
The cleft in the rock is smaller than I remember it, the slope at its far end shallower.
From Literature
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Reported problems include spina bifida, cleft palate, and a range of intellectual, communication, behavior and memory disorders.
From Science Daily
Waiting lists for gynae mesh, children's squints, children's feeding tubes and cleft lip will also be tackled.
From BBC
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