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Example Sentences

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All the while, Bovino kept up his social media activities, at one point posting a photo of himself and his agents posing with the city’s iconic Hollywood sign in the background.

From The Wall Street Journal

A 2021 photograph by Maree Clarke is an exception; family members in traditional regalia are seated by a reed canoe, with the skyline of Melbourne in the background, powerfully fusing past and present.

From The Wall Street Journal

The decision comes against the background of a buoyant Spanish economy, falling unemployment, worker shortages in some sectors, and broad support for the measure, including from labor unions, many businesses and the Catholic Church.

From The Wall Street Journal

"No further information can be provided regarding the background of the business relationships, the transactions processed through Deutsche Bank AG, their scope, or the companies themselves," the prosecutor's office said.

From BBC

Van Geelen has one of those backgrounds that shouldn’t add up but does.

From MarketWatch