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Example Sentences
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Bar an attempted scoop at Scott Boland, Brook backed up his watchful 45 in the first innings with a careful 30 from 56 balls.
From BBC
The jihadists were ultimately defeated by local ground forces backed by international air strikes and other support, but IS still has a presence in Syria, especially in the country's vast desert.
From Barron's
The loan—backed by an 800 million-pound financial guarantee from the U.K. government’s National Wealth Fund—will support four major grid upgrade projects in Scotland.
Exports are widely expected to have remained robust after a stronger-than-expected reading of 8.4% growth in November, backed by AI-related chip demand and a trade agreement struck with Washington to lower tariffs, effective Nov. 1.
Nontraditional payment services from banks are backed by capital and deep liquidity; those from nonbank stablecoin issuers are backed by a new reserve-asset scheme that is not only unproven but also highly uncertain.
From Barron's
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
