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Example Sentences
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“They have been able to withstand the bombing campaign,” said Nicole Grajewski, a nonresident scholar in the Nuclear Policy Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.
I don’t think I’d be able to add something to a kid boxing his way out of the slums, because I don’t know that experience.
From Salon
He was, however, still able to muster some optimism.
From BBC
Young babies are prioritised because they are at higher risk of invasive infections and are less able to fight them off.
From BBC
H-1B visas are also the primary route for international students who get U.S. degrees to be able to stay and work in the country.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
