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Example Sentences

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Remembering this kept the poison from entering my system.

From Salon

Andrés Izarra, a former Venezuelan minister who broke with the regime and now lives in exile, recalled how Cuban counterintelligence officials kept a close eye for any sign of dissent.

From The Wall Street Journal

"They kept going 24/7 for two years," comments Times of Israel political correspondent Tal Schneider who, like visiting foreign officials, often went to the forum's HQ.

From BBC

"Even before the iPhone was launched, he kept saying mobile phones would be the future," recalled one of the paper's editors, adding that he was full of ideas.

From BBC

She said that when she first saw Morgan he kept repeating "I didn't do anything wrong, Mam".

From BBC