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Example Sentences
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"I'd give anything to go back a week, a month, two years, to ensure that didn't happen, but we need to make sure that we take steps so that it never happens again."
From Barron's
Subsequent Chinese leaders have stepped up spending to procure foreign technology and support indigenous weapons development.
To prevent other family members stepping in to try and manage this, Costa suggests having a simple conversation beforehand to establish the rules.
From BBC
He has since “stepped away from it” after realizing the idea wouldn’t scale.
Dynes responded with a team-leading 16 points, along with five rebounds and four blocks, which Musselman said was “a huge step in the right direction.”
From Los Angeles Times
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