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Example Sentences

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But the officials ruled the play had been whistled dead before the shot.

From Los Angeles Times

Hospital officials appealed arguing that the hospital’s location had not changed since it qualified for the designation a quarter-century earlier, but their appeals were unsuccessful, and the hospital closed last fall.

From Los Angeles Times

For some though, it is simple - rather than VAR being a solution for wrong decisions, they would argue officials just need to get things right.

From BBC

Still, the episode illustrates how rumors and reputational associations can drive real-world decisions by parents and school officials in an era of heightened concern about data security and institutional trust.

From Salon

The agency said it has received preliminary DNA test results on the glove and is still waiting for "quality control and official confirmation" before entering an "unknown male profile" into its database.

From BBC