Example Sentences

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Amato’s words “merit attention,” Meloni said in a statement issued by her office, while noting that the former premier had specified that his assertions are “fruit of personal deductions.”

From Seattle Times • Sep. 2, 2023

Moreover, a letter sent by the agriculture ministry to provincial governors this week and reviewed by Reuters had specified the ban would only be for RBD palm olein.

From Reuters • Apr. 29, 2022

Research groups welcomed OSTP’s 34-page report, but say they wish it had specified what kinds of foreign collaborations might get a scientist in trouble.

From Science Magazine • Jan. 12, 2022

From her attorney, Kristin Eliason, Clark learned that the stay-away order entered in the criminal case had specified only no contact with the victims.

From Washington Post • Jan. 30, 2019

The moose, when shot, unfortunately lacked the imposing horns that Jefferson had specified, but Sullivan thoughtfully included a rack of antlers from an elk or stag with the suggestion that these be attached instead.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson