Example Sentences

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In the statement by Citizenship and Immigration Services, it said the agency had been granting parole when warranted.

From New York Times • Feb. 16, 2022

Patent and Trademark Office had been granting patents on DNA sequences for 30 years.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 13, 2013