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Example Sentences

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Speaking to BBC News, Davyd said he was "in a bizarrely optimistic position" after years of decline; and called on the government to assist the grassroots scene by scrapping VAT on concert tickets.

From BBC

Though the European Union in December proposed scrapping a planned 2035 ban on new combustion-engine vehicles, carmakers would still face having to cut emissions by 90 percent from 2021 levels under its latest plan.

From Barron's

“It looks very shortsighted to me,” said Mark Green as he fed scraps of stale bread to a group of swans gliding along Christchurch’s waterfront.

From The Wall Street Journal

"We'd been buying these coins for so long... We used every scrap of money we could find to buy more," says Richard.

From BBC

Dozens of staff were also made redundant and a two-year programme to boost the city's cultural scene was scrapped.

From BBC