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Example Sentences

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“This resolution sends a clear message that we will hold health care plans accountable if they seek to game the system and pad their profits by submitting false information.”

From The Wall Street Journal

The blaze at Le Constellation bar in the ski resort of Crans-Montana is believed to have started when sparklers attached to champagne bottles set light to sound-insulating foam padding on the ceiling.

From BBC

In one village, a woman in her 70s wore a green padded jacket underneath an apron as she crossed her outdoor courtyard.

From Barron's

I’d heard her up last night, padding around the two rooms like a house cat and staring out at the moon.

From Literature

Several reports claim that the athlete poured a lot of money into modernizing the pad, which is located in his homeland.

From MarketWatch