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Example Sentences
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He also cares for his aging parents, whose public pensions amount to the equivalent of $2 a month.
From Los Angeles Times
Reports on the ground show that more than 39,300 children have lost one or both parents, including about 17,000 who have become orphaned.
From Los Angeles Times
And, as any parent of a newborn will know, the chances of her being left in peace have disappeared for some time to come.
From BBC
He always thought his long-term financial security would come from owning a home as his parents did.
Van Rootselaar was the name of her biological father, a man she barely knew after a difficult split between her parents.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
