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Example Sentences

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Another email reveals that the US authorities had concluded that "efforts to obtain a truly voluntary interview have been exhausted".

From BBC

He says the fact some permits had been obtained leaves the possibility that those involved may genuinely have believed the project was authorised.

From BBC

The number of drone incidents near military bases in the UK has doubled in the last year, figures obtained by the BBC show.

From BBC

Last year, she made headlines again after demanding, and obtaining, a refund for fans who had bought resale tickets for her US tour from Ticketmaster.

From BBC

The investigators obtained a search warrant for Coplan’s electronic devices, which they thought might contain evidence that he was communicating with customers he knew to be American, the people said.

From The Wall Street Journal