Example Sentences

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The contractor has been removing hundreds of trees in the McLean area to make way for ramps, prompting protests by neighbors who say their removal is unnecessary.

From Washington Post • Dec. 29, 2022

Like other European countries, Austria has been removing restrictions for vaccinated people.

From BBC • Mar. 9, 2022

Alphabet’s YouTube has been removing about a thousand channels a month tied to the campaign, though most promote Chinese entertainment more than political views or misinformation.

From Reuters • Sep. 8, 2021

For the past decade, the country has been removing symbols of the dictatorship from public spaces, in accordance with the 2007 Law of Historical Memory, and many saw the government’s decision as long overdue.

From New York Times • Aug. 1, 2019

She’s very moody and has been removing more and more of her belongings and locking them up.

From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank