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Example Sentences
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Altogether, tipping in the U.S. generates more than $50 billion annually and serves as a primary source of income for millions of workers.
From Science Daily
After that, clinic staff helped her find a primary care physician who could order the imaging test.
From Los Angeles Times
He said that as more residents gained access to primary care, utilization at some county-run clinics declined.
From Los Angeles Times
“There’s a conversation on both sides at the elite level about electability and about the general election. And then there’s what’s actually going on in the primary electorate,” Blank said.
From Salon
She earns her living as a cleaner but also teaches primary school children in her home, pointing to a small whiteboard on the wall.
From Barron's
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