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Example Sentences
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The rial fell 84% against the dollar last year, wiping out people’s savings and purchasing power.
Meanwhile, the U.S. is dialing up the economic pressure by tightening sanctions and threatening tariffs against countries that trade with Iran.
She knows she is going against the prevailing mood in Europe.
"They are inherently robust against local noise that produces decoherence, since to corrupt the information, a failure would have to affect the system globally," Aguado explains.
From Science Daily
Children lean against a fence and wait to greet players during Dodgers spring training at Camelback Ranch in Arizona on Monday.
From Los Angeles Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
