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Example Sentences
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Together, these countless faint events create what is called the gravitational-wave background.
From Science Daily
House Democrats are holding a meeting on Sunday evening to discuss their response to the military campaign, according to two sources who spoke on background to discuss the plans.
From BBC
“Our whole lives we’ve had to navigate our different identities, coming from both Persian and Jewish backgrounds,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times
Shah was one of eight people from an ethnic minority background to be featured on the Heathrow posters.
From BBC
She then compared them to workers with the same background who also date managers employed elsewhere.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
