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Example Sentences
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At one point, guns being kept in the residence were taken by police and later given back when someone living there petitioned for them.
The draw kept Gary O'Neil's Strasbourg seventh in the table on 31 points.
From Barron's
Committed defence kept England at bay, with No 8 Ben Earl's try two minutes from time too little, too late for the visitors.
From Barron's
Google kept the company’s original YouTube Partner Program, allowing creators to earn money from ads on their videos, practically creating the new category of influencer.
Scotland's collapse 5-14 in 3.3 overs ultimately denied them the 30 runs that could have kept them alive in this tournament.
From BBC
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