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Example Sentences

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A familiar example of this concept, known as indirect genetic effects, occurs when a mother's genes influence her offspring's growth or immune system through the environment she provides.

From Science Daily

Two police officers were injured in an "incident" in Moscow near where a senior Russian general was killed this week, authorities said on Wednesday, with local media reporting that an explosion occurred.

From Barron's

While they were on site, an explosion occurred, a company spokesperson said.

From BBC

But that just means the increases occurred at a more moderate rate; it didn’t make coverage any cheaper.

From MarketWatch

This tragedy occurred a few weeks before Christmas, so I was hoping to get new dolls to forget about the dogs.

From The Wall Street Journal