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Example Sentences
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Keeping his options open, Jim has decided not to book a return flight home so he can continue to follow the team as far as they go.
From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026
Berlin has not yet committed to an alternative aircraft project to FCAS, with a government spokesman on Wednesday saying only that "as one door closes, others open".
From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026
The task at hand is to open the Strait to allied ships.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026
Unlike a virus, the parasite can’t spread directly from animal to animal, and it requires an open wound to infect an animal, Talbot said.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026
Coach’s back is to me when I knock on his open office door.
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
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