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Example Sentences
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“It wasn’t a matter of Gandhi or Dr. King then,” he said of the library sit-in, “it was just my own private pride and self-respect.”
From Los Angeles Times
DTEK, the country's largest private energy firm, said power infrastructure in the city had suffered "incredibly serious" damage, adding it would take a long time to return to a working condition.
From BBC
"Confidence to secure jobs, confidence to increase private investment and confidence to export and grow the economy," he added.
From BBC
Russian veterans can choose between public and private facilities, and are offered a host of rehabilitation programmes and cash pay-outs depending on the severity of their wounds.
From Barron's
Near Syracuse, Micron just broke ground on a $100 billion fab complex that represents the state of New York’s largest-ever private investment.
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