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Example Sentences

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While hearing the case earlier this month, the Supreme Court criticised WhatsApp's "take it or leave it policy", saying that it was a way of "committing theft of private information".

From BBC

On private appointments, he says: "You immediately get down to the problem because you have that familiarity."

From BBC

"It's amazing because we're not only helping the American drilling companies, but also the Venezuelan private companies in the oil and gas sector to buy quality US-made drill rigs," he said.

From Barron's

Assuring him they were acting as private citizens, they sat around his long conference table and laid out their vision for the resort’s future.

From The Wall Street Journal

Some people briefly managed to access the internet using methods such as SpaceX's Starlink satellite internet and virtual private networks, and may be able to do so again.

From BBC