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Example Sentences
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The party was already highly secretive before Xi took power in 2012, but his tilt toward autocratic rule has made Chinese politics even more opaque and sparked a resurgence in Pekingology.
Local pilots and tugboat crews had said they could take the vessel further out to sea or to a jetty to offload the oil but "were ignored", he claimed.
From BBC
Fit to start his first game since early December after a thigh injury, it did not take Alexander-Arnold long to make an impact.
From Barron's
"Whenever we have the opportunity, we will do everything we can to take first place and keep it," Thauvin told L1+.
From Barron's
Asked if the league might consider taking draft picks away from teams that deliberately underperform, rather than simply fining them, Silver said discussions are ongoing "about every possible remedy now to stop this behavior."
From Barron's
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