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Example Sentences
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"My mum was like, they're probably going to have more opportunities and a better upbringing if they move to a country where people of mixed-race backgrounds are more common."
From BBC
One video showed a main road with cars passing by, with the sports hall visible in the background.
From BBC
Added to the prompt: “Now add a gospel choir in the background with lyrics about a dog going to space.”
Investigators will "explicitly" consider the backgrounds of offenders, including their ethnicity and religion, Mahmood said, and "whether the authorities failed to properly investigate what happened out of a misplaced desire to protect community cohesion".
From BBC
Taken together, the data provide statistical evidence of a structural shift in which the economy’s supply-demand balance remains resilient while inflationary pressures continue to build in the background, said Daiwa Securities economist Kenji Yamamoto.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
